France is heading to its second consecutive World Cup final after a 2-0 victory against Morroco. The win sets up a meeting in the final against Argentina and Lionel Messi:
Pro Soccer Wire's Seth Vertelney breaks down the USMNT's World Cup run and what the programs expectations will be heading into 2026.The defending champions ended the feel-good story of the World Cup on Wednesday, beating Morocco 2-0 on goals from Theo Hernandez and Randal Kolo Muani. Next up is a meeting in
Sunday’s final against Argentina and Lionel Messi, whose glittering résumé is only missing a World Cup titleFrance is the first defending champion to reach the final since Brazil in 1998. Les Bleus will try and avoid the fate of Ronaldo and Co. that year – they lost to France – and instead duplicate the feat of another Brazilian team, the 1962 squad that is the last to repeat as champions.
Morocco does still have the third-place game, at least. The Atlas Lions will play Croatia, the runners-up in 2018, on Saturday., and the Atlas Lions have become the tournament’s darling along the way. Their fans have filled stadiums across Doha and its outskirts – only Argentina traveled stronger – and the Souq Waqif has looked like Casablanca or Marrakesh for all the Morocco flags and jerseys there.
The players celebrate their victories by tossing coach Walid Regragui into the air and dancing with their mothers.
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