QATAR WORLD CUP PREDICTION 2022: FRANCE VS MOROCCO

Defending champions France and Morocco will fight in the semifinals of the 2022 World Cup, Thursday, 15 December 2022, at 02:00 WIB. The France vs Morocco match will be held at Al Bayt Stadium.

Will France again set foot in the final, or will Morocco continue their beautiful fairy tale? With a formidable goalkeeper named Yassine Bounou, Morocco won on penalties against Spain in the last 16. The Atlas Lions then beat Portugal 1-0 through Youssef En-Neysri's only goal in the quarter-finals.

On the other hand, after winning a second title by beating Croatia 4-2 in the 2018 World Cup final, France came to Qatar carrying the ambition to defend the title. Now, Les Bleus are one step closer to realizing their ambition.

France managed to qualify for the semifinals after eliminating England with a score of 2-1 in the quarter-finals.

This will be France's seventh semifinal in the World Cup. In the event of the biggest four-year football party, France has tasted the title twice (1998 and 2018).

Mbappe, who currently leads the list of top scorers in the World Cup with five goals, even though he didn't score against England in the previous match, will still be one of France's key players.

On the left side of the French attack, he will face the Moroccan right full-back who is also his club partner at PSG, Achraf Hakimi. This will be one of the interesting dishes in the match later.

The depth of the star-studded squad is on all fronts. Even though France has no more mainstay players at the 2018 World Cup, France still has other players of the same quality.

The absence of Paul Pogba and N'Golo Kanté in midfield can be anticipated through the presence of Aurélien Tchouameni and Adrien Rabiot. On the front lines, Olivier Giroud appeared convincing as a substitute for the injured Karim Benzema.

On the back line, the names of the world's toughest defenders are on the French team, such as Raphaël Varane, Dayot Upamecano, Ibrahima Konate, to William Lilina.

On paper, France would be the favorite. Because, France is superior in quality and its squad is still complete. On the other hand, Morocco's strength was eroded because they had to lose Walid Cheddira who was suspended, as well as defender and captain Romain Saiss who was injured.

If Morocco have their strongest defence available for the semi-final, then there is every chance they could continue their remarkable run and reach the final.

However, there are still huge doubts over the fitness of Aguerd, Saiss and Mazraoui, and even though their replacements impressed against Portugal, this clash against France is a whole different story.

Les Bleus have the talismanic Mbappe to call upon, while Olivier Giroud, Ousmane Dembele and Antoine Griezmann further add to the attacking options at Deschamps' disposal.

Morocco are sure to make this a real battle for France and it would be no surprise to see an extra 30 needed to separate these two teams.

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