France end Morocco’s World Cup run to set up final vs Argentina

France have inflicted a first defeat on Morocco at the 2022 FIFA World Cup holding in Qatar, as they sealed a 2-0 victory over the Africans.

Prior to the game, Morocco, who had defeated multiple European giants including Belgium, Spain and Portugal, had not tasted loss on their way to the semifinal of the tournament.

Les Blues put up a clean show as they successfully ended the North Africans’ hopes of setting yet another World Cup record by reaching the final.

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A fifth minute goal from Lucas Hernández and a 79th minute goal from Kolo Muani sealed the win for the defending champions.

France will now face Argentina in Sunday’s final while Morocco will battle for third place with Croatia on Saturday.

Having become the first African team to reach the semifinal of the World Cup, Morocco stand another chance of securing another record should they win the bronze match.

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