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Luck did not favor Morocco against France and deprived them of qualifying for the World Cup final

Luck did not favor Morocco against France and deprived them of qualifying for the World Cup final

By م.زهير الشاعر

Published: December 14, 2022

France defeated Morocco in their match held this afternoon according to the time of the Canadian capital.

France scored the first goal in the first half of the match and then added another goal in the second half of the match.

The Moroccan team played a strong game but missed many confirmed opportunities that caused them to lose this match with a score of zero to two in favor of France.

Thus, the French team ended the "Moroccan dream" and won against the "Atlas Lions" with two clean goals, thereby securing the ticket to the 2022 World Cup final.

The first goal in the match came from the feet of Theo Hernandez in the fifth minute, before Randal Kolo Muani added the second in the 79th minute.

The sons of Walid Regragui tried hard to come back in the match, but to no avail.

Thus, the "Les Bleus" team secured their passage to the World Cup final, where they will meet Argentina next Sunday.

As for the Moroccan team, they will play against Croatia on Saturday to determine the third place holder.

The Moroccan lineup included: Bono - Dari - Saiss - Hakimi - Mazraoui - Amrabat - Ounahi - El Yamiq - Ziyech - Boufal - En-Nesyri.

The French lineup included: Lloris - Kondé - Varane - Konaté - Hernandez - Griezmann - Tchouaméni - Fofana - Dembélé - Giroud - Mbappé.

Atlas Lions vs Les Bleus: previous encounters and achievements

After qualifying for the semi-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup hosted by Qatar these days, the Atlas Lions and Les Bleus teams will face each other today, Wednesday, for the 12th time in their history.

As for France, they continue their strong title defense campaign, reaching this stage after beating the English team "The Three Lions" in a very exciting match.

On the other hand, Argentina qualified to meet Croatia after the former won against the Netherlands on penalties, as well as Croatia's win over Brazil also on penalties.

It is notable that two teams from Group E, Morocco and Croatia, qualified for this stage unexpectedly and it was unlikely they would reach this stage, especially since they faced a number of strong teams that most predictions pointed to reaching the semi-finals, such as Belgium, Brazil, Spain, and Portugal.

All previous encounters between Morocco and France

In any case, it seems that football history is rich between Morocco and France, as they previously met 11 times, including 5 official matches, with victories mostly belonging to Les Bleus.

In these encounters, France won against Morocco 7 times, they drew 3 times, while Morocco won once.

The first match between the two teams was on April 28, 1963, and Morocco won two goals to one.

The second match was on March 20, 1966, and the two teams drew two goals each.

On September 10, 1967, the two teams met in the Mediterranean Games in Tunisia, and Morocco lost to France with two clean goals.

On September 4, 1975, they met in the Mediterranean Games in Algeria and drew in the semi-final, and France won on penalties (3-1).

On September 17, 1987, they met for the third time in the Mediterranean Games in Latakia, and the two teams drew without goals.

On February 5, 1988, they met in the French Quadruple International Tournament and France won two goals to one.

On January 23, 1996, the two countries' under-21 teams met and France won by one goal.

On May 29, 1998, Morocco lost to France in the King Hassan Cup on penalties (6-5) after they drew two goals each.

On January 20, 1999, France won a friendly match by one goal to none.

On June 6, 2000, Morocco lost by one goal to five goals.

On November 16, 2007, the two teams drew two goals each.

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