France take on Morocco in the semifinals of FIFA World Cup 2022. The match will be played on Wednesday, December 14th at Al Bayt Stadium (Al Khor).
France is the reigning world champion. A very long time ago, since the days of Pele's Brazil, no one managed to take 2 such titles in a row. Yes, in the last “golden” period of France, when Deschamps was the captain, not the coach, they won Euro 2000 right after World Cup title. Well, Spain collected 3 trophies in a row, but at the same time took the continental championship twice. But even those teams failed at the next World Cup after the triumph - even in the 21st century, this has become a kind of trend. But perhaps the French were saved by the fact that they played unsuccessfully last summer, at Euro 2020. Nevertheless, they went to Qatar, albeit without a number of players (Benzema, Kante), but at their peak. As a result, it turned out to win all matches in style, except for the 3rd round of the group stage. It turned out to pass in the quarterfinals powerful England, although it was not easy there - it was lucky that Kane did not convert the 2nd penalty. But in general, everything is fair, Deschamps' wards were good. Well, Giroud is churning out important goals, updating his own (and national) record.
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Morocco are rewriting history. Suffice it to say that in the entire previous history they only once left the group, but even then, in 1986, they finished after the 1/8 finals. After 1998, it was impossible to get into such tournaments for exactly 2 decades, and in Russia they limited themselves to only 1 point in 3 fights. That result Ziyech and the company repeated immediately, playing 0-0 with Croatia. Then there was a sensational victory over Belgium and 2-1 with Canada in the decisive match - by the way, that own goal remains the only goal that Bunu conceded. Africans have such creative masters as Ziyech, Bufal, Hakimi, En-Nesiri. With Spain, nevertheless, it came to a penalty shootout, where Bunu demonstrated his abilities. But with Portugal, it just turned out to score, albeit once - but the opponents were not given so many chances to create. 1-0 with Portugal means that the Moroccans became the 1st representative of Africa at the semi-final level. And the first Arab nation to climb that high. It is clear that they have exceeded any, even the most daring expectations, and can play without the slightest burden of responsibility.
The national teams played twice, both times at a friendly level. In 1999 the French won 1-0. And in 2007 there was a spectacular 2-2 draw. Of course, the tournament in Qatar is a football fairy tale in Morocco. Still, France are obliged to take into account the mistakes of the giants that they suffered a shocking defeat from the “Atlas lions”. We recommend betting that Didier Deschamps' wards will win with a handicap of “-1 goal scored”.
Prediction for the match: France to win with -1.0 handicap.
