France vs Morocco, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Semifinals
· FIFA World CupFrance end Morocco's fairytale run to set up World Cup final against Argentina
France beat Morocco 2-0 in the semifinals of the World Cup at the Al Bayt Stadium on Wednesday night to end the African side's dream run in Qatar.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 5': Goal! France 1, Morocco 0. Theo Hernández (France) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
- 10': Attempt saved. Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Noussair Mazraoui.
- 11': Offside, France. Antoine Griezmann tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 14': Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (France).
- 17': Attempt missed. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sofiane Boufal.
- 17': Olivier Giroud (France) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 20': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (France).
- 20': Jawad El Yamiq (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Substitution, Morocco. Selim Amallah replaces Romain Saïss because of an injury.
- 23': Foul by Sofiane Boufal (Morocco).
- 23': Theo Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (France).
- 25': Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Selim Amallah.
- 26': Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (France).
- 27': Foul by Sofiane Boufal (Morocco).
- 27': Theo Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Sofiane Boufal (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Foul by Selim Amallah (Morocco).
- 29': Olivier Giroud (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Offside, Morocco. Sofiane Boufal tries a through ball, but Noussair Mazraoui is caught offside.
- 32': Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (France).
- 33': Attempt blocked. Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 33': Offside, France. Aurélien Tchouaméni tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
- 34': Corner, France. Conceded by Noussair Mazraoui.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (France) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
- 35': Attempt missed. Youssouf Fofana (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni with a through ball.
- 36': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
- 37': Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco).
- 39': Corner, France. Conceded by Jawad El Yamiq.
- 40': Attempt missed. Raphaël Varane (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
- 44': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 44': Attempt saved. Jawad El Yamiq (Morocco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 44': Attempt missed. Sofiane Boufal (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sofyan Amrabat following a corner.
- 45'+1': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
- 45'+2': Foul by Jules Koundé (France).
- 45'+2': Sofiane Boufal (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (France).
- 45'+2': Sofiane Boufal (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+3': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (France).
- 45'+3': Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, France 1, Morocco 0.
- 45': Second Half begins France 1, Morocco 0.
- 45': Substitution, Morocco. Yahya Attiat-Allah replaces Noussair Mazraoui.
- 46': Foul by Jules Koundé (France).
- 46': Sofiane Boufal (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Jules Koundé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 53': Attempt missed. Yahya Attiat-Allah (Morocco) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 54': Attempt missed. Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 60': Offside, France. Olivier Giroud tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 61': Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Foul by Yahya Attiat-Allah (Morocco).
- 65': Substitution, France. Marcus Thuram replaces Olivier Giroud.
- 66': Substitution, Morocco. Abderrazak Hamdallah replaces Youssef En-Nesyri.
- 67': Substitution, Morocco. Zakaria Aboukhlal replaces Sofiane Boufal.
- 68': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Morocco).
- 68': Marcus Thuram (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Offside, France. Jules Koundé tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 70': Foul by Achraf Dari (Morocco).
- 70': Marcus Thuram (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Attempt missed. Marcus Thuram (France) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 72': Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco).
- 74': Attempt missed. Youssouf Fofana (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
- 74': Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Selim Amallah (Morocco).
- 78': Substitution, Morocco. Abdessamad Ezzalzouli replaces Selim Amallah.
- 79': Substitution, France. Randal Kolo Muani replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
- 79': Goal! France 2, Morocco 0. Randal Kolo Muani (France) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 82': Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Yahya Attiat-Allah (Morocco).
- 84': Abderrazak Hamdallah (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (France).
- 86': Attempt missed. Zakaria Aboukhlal (Morocco) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yahya Attiat-Allah with a cross.
- 87': Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Marcus Thuram (France).
- 90': Offside, Morocco. Azzedine Ounahi tries a through ball, but Zakaria Aboukhlal is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Morocco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Youssouf Fofana.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdessamad Ezzalzouli.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Abderrazak Hamdallah (Morocco) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 90'+5': Offside, Morocco. Hakim Ziyech tries a through ball, but Zakaria Aboukhlal is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Hand ball by Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, France 2, Morocco 0.
- 0': Match ends, France 2, Morocco 0.
Statistics
 MAR |
FRA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 4 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 61.4 | Possession | 38.6 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 500 | Accurate Passes | 293 |
| 576 | Passes | 363 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 15 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 35 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 15 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 18 |
| 2 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 2 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup
Venue: Al Bayt Stadium
Location: Al Khor, Qatar
Attendance: 68,294
Venue: Al Bayt Stadium
Location: Al Khor, Qatar
Attendance: 68,294
Line-Ups
France (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris (GK) |
| 24 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 4 | Raphaël Varane |
| 22 | Theo Hernández |
| 5 | Jules Koundé |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 13 | Youssouf Fofana |
| 8 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 10 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 11 | Ousmane Dembélé |
Morocco (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yassine Bounou (GK) |
| 6 | Romain Saïss |
| 18 | Jawad El Yamiq |
| 20 | Achraf Dari |
| 3 | Noussair Mazraoui |
| 2 | Achraf Hakimi |
| 4 | Sofyan Amrabat |
| 8 | Azzedine Ounahi |
| 17 | Sofiane Boufal  |
| 7 | Hakim Ziyech |
| 19 | Youssef En-Nesyri |
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