Surely as the first African nation to reach the semifinal of a World Cup, Morocco were just happy to be here, but did not play like it in front of a partisan…
It was practically a home game for Morocco and the team fed off the energy of the crowd in a match that easily felt as though it was being played in Casablanca, Fez, Tangier or Marrakesh.
“The fact that we scored an early goal, made things easier for us as well, then it was the second goal that made it more comfortable for us. But it was a tough game and it came down to small details, a shot can go your way or not, you need a little luck and we’re going to try and learn from this.” France will attempt to become the first team to repeat as champions since Brazil won the 1958 World Cup with Pele and then the 1962 title without him, having been injured during the tournament.
The defending 2018 champions got off to a quick start against Morocco. Raphael Varane sent a through ball to Antoine Griezmann down the wing. He found Kylian Mbappe in the penalty area, whose first shot was blocked by a Achraf Hakimi.Article content Morocco looked vulnerable after the early goal and had another scare when Olivier Giroud got to a long ball in behind Morocco captain Romain Saiss and hammered a shot off the goal post.
Later in the half, Morocco midfielder Sofiane Boufal made a run at the heart of the France defence and laid a perfect pass over to Hakim Ziyech, who was unable to get the ball out of his feet and eventually had his shot blocked.
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