Doha: After defeating Morocco 2-0 in the 2nd semi-final of the World Cup, defending champions France will face Argentina in the final tomorrow.
In the match at the Al Bad Stadium, Morocco faced the challenge of a strong France team, who became the first African team to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup. France took a 1-0 lead in the 5th minute when Theo Hernandez scored a superb goal. Despite injury setbacks to leading players Nayeb Aouard and Romain Saiz, the Moroccans, who made up for it in every way for the defending champions, struggled to find a goal in return.
The ball was also under their control for most of the time. It must be said that France survived as the goalkeeper Hugo Lloris jumped to prevent Jawad El Yamik’s header from a high ball in front of the goal area. The threat that Morocco would strike back and equalize at any moment kept the French players on edge. It was only after substitute Kolo Mwani scored in the 79th minute to extend their lead to 2-0 that the French side regained their composure. France secured a 2-0 victory at the end of a thrilling game to advance to the finals. Argentina and France will face each other in the final tomorrow. After losing in the semi-finals, the Croatia-Morocco teams will go into a multi-match tomorrow for the third place.