France vs Morocco

France vs Morocco will get to action today at 19:00 GMT in Qatar. France is the defending champions of the world cup, having won 2018 tournament. This is the first time Morocco, first for Africa as well, to get to the semi-finals of the world cup. Although France is a hot team, it is not surprising for the African team to emerge victorious. During this world cup, they have beaten giants like Spain and Portugal to get this far.

No team has defeated Morocco in all 2022 world cup matches. Their winning itinerary started when they played with Croatia and they drew with no goal. In matches that followed, they won 2-0 against Belgium and 2-1 against Canada. With that, they managed to get to the group of 16 where their win was determined by penalties with Spain 3-0. This was painful for loser’s supporters given that they had once won the World cup in 2010. It wasn’t easy for Spain to challenge Yassine Bounou through penalties.

To the surprise of many, Morocco squashed Portugal by 1-0. This win took the team to the semi-finals of the world cup competition in 2022. Although no team is chosen to win, there were the least expectations from this team to send Portugal home. Some betting sites had 7 odds in favor of Portugal against 1.40 for Morocco.

Now the game is here, France Vs Morocco. France would want to defend and take the cup for two consecutive World cup competitions if they will successfully score against Morocco. Comparing the defense of the two, Morocco is more composed but it’s weak when it comes to striking.  What may differentiate the two teams is the number of star players they have. Whereas Morocco has few who have little popularity compared to opponents, they may show to the world that it’s not about popularity but rather a game of teaming up together to deliver the best.

Morocco’s coach Walid Regragui appeared confident about his win against France when he was talking to the media on Tuesday. He desires to get to the finals of the tournament adding that he knows they are not the favorite of many but they will play a collective game with a good spirit. This sort of leadership in a team game is one recipe for success that will go down in Qatar this Wednesday at 19:00 GMT.

This match, France vs Morocco maybe may change people’s perceptions towards known teams.

May the best team win!

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