France 2-0 Morocco LIVE score, FIFA World Cup semifinal: Kolo Muani, Hernandez goals keep Les Bleus ahead; Live streaming info

Welcome to Sportstar’s reside weblog of the France vs Morocco FIFA World Cup 2022 semifinal match on the Al Bayt Stadium.

90+4’

Ounahi appears to have pulled a muscle and is limping badly.

90+2’

Mbappe nutmegs Amrabat and makes a darting run contained in the Morocco field. But Hakimi places in a great deal with to grab the ball from his PSG teammate earlier than he may take the shot.

90’

Six added minutes on the finish of the second-half!!

90’

Aboukhlal will get the ball contained in the field and shoots at Lloris’ near-post. But, it’s a simple catch for the France keeper. The assistant ultimately raises his flag for offside.

86’

Ziyech with a great likelihood to cross the ball to Hakimi within the centre however he takes an excessive amount of time and loses the ball.

79’

GOOOALLLL!! FRANCE GETS ITS SECOND GOAL!! KOLO MUANI SCORES 44 SECONDS AFTER COMING ON!! Mbappe reveals some pretty toes and will get his shot away contained in the Morocco space. The shot is deflected and falls within the path of Kolo Muani on the far-post, who blasts the ball inside the web simply 44 seconds after changing Dembele.

79’

France sub: IN- Kolo Muani OUT- Dembele

78’

Morocco sub: IN- Ezzalzouli OUT- Amallah

76’

Hamdallah with a superb likelihood to shoot as he will get the ball contained in the field. He delays it too lengthy and the possibility is gone. An enormous miss for the Atlas Lions.

74’

Thuram passes the ball to Fofana, who will get contained in the Morocco penalty space. He takes the shot from a good angle however can’t discover the goal.

71’

Griezmann swings a harmful cross contained in the Morocco field from a France freekick. Marcus Thuram will get his head to the ball however can’t maintain it on course. It is a goalkick for Morocco.

69’

France threatens the Moroccan aim but once more as Kounde’s shot is blocked. But the flag goes up for offside.

66’

Morocco sub: IN- Hamdallah, Aboukhlal OUT- En-Nesyri, Boufal

65’

France sub: IN- Thuram OUT- Giroud

63’

Boufal with some great wingplay on the precise. He squares the ball to the center of the field from the precise touchline however Griezmann is there to mop up the hazard.

60’

France with one other counter-attack, which ends with Griezmann’s shot going out of play after a deflection. However, the referee raises his flag for offside. Mbappe made his run a tad bit early throughout the buildup.

57’

Ounahi and Ziyech do effectively to maintain the ball between themselves and get contained in the France field. But the France defence doing sufficient to carry on to the lead once more. Game of slender margins this.

53’

En-Nesyri nearly will get a contact from an exquisite cross from Boufal, which might have assured a aim. But the France defence holds on.

51’

Mbappe makes a bursting run down the flank. He thought he had ample time and area to create one thing however earlier than he is aware of it, Amrabat takes the ball off him with a crunching problem. That deal with has harm him and he’s getting medical consideration.

49’

Mbappe and Hakimi in a tempo battle to succeed in the ball. Mbappe nearly will get to it however Bono comes out off his line and collects the ball. He comes along with Mbappe and hurts himself within the course of. However, it’s nothing main and he’s okay to proceed.

47’

Mbappe accelerates down the left flank and makes his means contained in the Morocco field. He lobs the ball within the centre however there is no such thing as a one to assault the ball. Kounde takes the shot after pouncing on the free ball however sees his shot blocked.

45’

Morocco HT sub: IN- Attiat-Allah OUT- Mazraoui

SECOND-HALF!!

France begins the second-half with a 1-0 lead towards Morocco.

HALF-TIME!!

Theo Hernandez’s early aim retains France forward with a 1-0 scoreline on the break.

45+3’

Lloris does effectively to return off his line and punch the ball from a Ziyech freekick.

45+2’

Morocco ending the half strongly because the France backline appears to be underneath the cosh.

45’

Three added minutes on the finish of the first-half!!

45’

Save: It is a spectacular cease by Hugo Lloris. Yamiq connects with the ball with an attractive overhead kick. The ball was creeping contained in the bottom-left nook however Lloris’ last-minute intervention prevents Morocco from scoring the equaliser.

44’

Hakimi and Ounahi play a great one-two as Morocco penetrates the Les Blues’ defence. Hakimi appears to be like to sq. the ball however Konate sends the ball out for a nook.

39’

Another affected person build-up by France as Griezmann will get contained in the field. He is nearly to shoot earlier than Yamiq will get a foot in to ship the ball out for a nook.

36’

France inches away from scoring its second. Tchouameni threads the ball to Mbappe who makes use of his tempo to latch on to it. He shoots previous Bono however Yamiq is there to clear. Tchouameni will get the ball once more and passes the ball to Giroud this time, whose first time shot misses the goal.

35’

Griezmann’s nook is just not cleared by Morocco. Fofana will get the ball contained in the field and takes the shot however misses the goal.

32’

Amallah nearly finds Ounahi with a great by ball however Konate is alert sufficient to chop the move.

29’

Giroud displaying good work price as he steals the ball in midfield and makes a run in the direction of the ultimate third. But he’s fouled by Amallah.

27’

Booking: Sofiane Boufal is proven a yellow card for his problem on Theo Hernandez. It is the primary reserving of the match.

26’

Amrabat steals the ball in the midst of the park and Morocco goes on an assault. Hakimi’s long-ranger is blocked and France will get the ball once more. Mbappe makes a darting run however is dispossessed by Ounahi. Play stops after Mbappe fouls Ounahi.

23’

Morocco tries to seek out a gap to penetrate the France backline however the assault ends after Hakimi fouls Hernandez.

21’

Morocco sub: IN- Amallah OUT- Saiss. The Morocco captain thought he may energy by his damage however he’s clearly not match. He reluctantly comes off the pitch.

19’

Ziyech tries to seek out Boufal on the left with a cross from the precise flank however the ball goes straight to Lloris.

17’

Off the post- France breaks once more and Olivier Giroud runs on the Moroccan defence. He will get contained in the field and rifles a shot at Bono’s near-post. The shot beats Bono however hits the submit.

17’

Boufal passes the ball to Ziyech contained in the field and the latter takes the shot. However, it was weak and the ball goes out of play.

15’

Ziyech swings a great ball contained in the field from a Morocco freekick. Dari tries to get his head to the ball however Konate does effectively to succeed in the ball first and head it away from hazard.

13’

Amrabat offers away the ball cheaply in a harmful place however fortunately nothing comes from it as France can’t maintain the ball in play. That was sloppy from the Moroccan.

10’

Shot: Ounahi with an exquisite curling effort from exterior the field. The ball was sneaking contained in the far-post, however Lloris does effectively to make the save.

8’

That was the primary time Morocco has conceded from an opponent’s aim. The solely different time the Atlas Lions conceded was an personal aim towards Canada within the group levels.

5’

GOOOALLLL!!! FRANCE SCORES EARLY!! IT IS THEO HERNANDEZ!! Morocco couldn’t clear its traces from a France assault. The ball took an enormous deflection off Mbappe’s shot and fell to Hernandez. Bono got here off his line however Hernandez slotted the ball previous residence with an exquisite acrobatic volley.

2’

A robust begin by Morocco because it presses the French inside its own-half. Amrabat has simply hounded Kounde into conceding a throw-in after he couldn’t discover any outlet to launch the strain.

12:30 AM: KICK-OFF!!

France and Morocco kick-off their World Cup semifinal match on the Al Bayt Stadium.

12:25 AM- Teams are already on the pitch, singing their nationwide anthems. Kick-off in 5 minutes.

Stat-attack!!

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  France has by no means misplaced towards Morocco in official matches, with all of its wins coming in friendlies.
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  Morocco is trying to be the primary African nation to succeed in the World Cup ultimate. It already created historical past after turning into the primary African nation to qualify for the semifinals in World Cup historical past.
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  France is enjoying its seventh World Cup semifinal, having been eradicated from every of its first three (1958, 1982, 1986), they’ve received every of its final three matches at this stage (1998, 2006 and 2018).

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Team news

• ⦿Morocco: Atlas Lions captain Roman Saiss begins the semifinal after a serious damage concern. It is to be seen whether or not he’s at 100%.
• ⦿France: Dayot Upamecano doesn’t begin the match and is changed by Ibrahima Konate. Youssouf Fofana begins rather than Adrien Rabiot.

Kylian Mbappe supremacy

Match Preview

After placing Belgium, Portugal and Spain to the sword in Qatar, Morocco is trying to deliver one other soccer superpower to its knees when it faces France within the World Cup semifinal on Wednesday in a match heavy with political and social overtones.

Morocco, the primary African facet to succeed in the final 4 at a World Cup, will command ear-splitting assist on the Al Bayt Stadium, and can want each little bit of it to beat the defending champion and proceed its fairy story run.

The match towards former colonial energy France will tackle an added edge. Morocco’s exploits in Qatar have offered an outlet for marginalised migrant communities in France, who’ve been out on the streets celebrating the groups wins.

The North Africans have ridden the wave of assist all through the event, crowds exhorting gamers to maintain going as they emptied the tanks in each recreation.

After ending prime of a bunch that additionally included Croatia, Belgium and Canada, Morocco then knocked off the fancied Spaniards and Portuguese to succeed in the semis.

But whether or not it has sufficient to engineer a fair larger upset stays to be seen. By their very own admission, there’s a huge chasm in high quality between the 2 sides.

France is predicted to assault, Morocco to withstand. Morocco’s defence has been just about watertight, conceding solely as soon as – an personal aim towards Canada – in its 5 matches thus far.

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PREDICTED 11

France: Hugo Lloris – Theo Hernandez, Dayot Upamecano, Raphael Varane, Jules Kounde – Adien Rabiot, Aurelien Tchouameni, Antoine Griezmann – Kylian Mbappe, Olivier Giroud, Ousmane Dembele

Morocco: Yassine Bounou – Achraf Hakimi, Jawad El Yamiq, Achraf Dari, Noussair Mazraoui – Azzedine Ounahi, Sofyan Amrabat, Selim Amallah – Hakim Ziyech, Youssef En-Nesyri, Sofiane Boufal

PLAYERS WHO MAY MISS FRA vs MAR SEMIFINAL – INJURIES AND SUSPENSIONS

The largest omission from the Morocco lineup shall be captain Romain Saiss. The defender was subbed off and stretchered off within the staff’s 1-0 win over Portugal.

Saiss’ absence is the second within the defence line for Morocco. Nayef Aguerd, one other mainstay within the backline, is more likely to not recuperate in time from his hamstring damage which made him sit the quarterfinal match out.

There was one other damage scare to star ahead Hakim Ziyech who suffered a knock and hobbled out from the Portugal recreation, however the Chelsea participant appears to be like to have overcome the issue and is more likely to begin the sport.

Apart from the 2 defenders, ahead Walid Cheddira will miss the match towards France. The striker was booked twice within the quarterfinal and proven a crimson card.

For France, Ousmane Dembele and Antoine Griezmann bought yellow playing cards within the quarterfinal match, however these cautions, their first within the event, shall be eliminated for the semifinal.

When and the place to look at

When will the France vs Morocco semifinal match kick-off?

The France vs Morocco semifinal match will kick-off at 12:30 am IST, December 15.

Where will the France vs Morocco semifinal match kick-off?

The France vs Morocco semifinal match will kick-off on the Al Bayt Stadium.

Where are you able to watch the France vs Morocco semifinal match in India?

The France vs Morocco semifinal match shall be telecasted reside on Sports18 and Sports18 HD. On Android and effectively as iOS, the 2022 FIFA World Cup shall be reside streamed on JioCinema.

Where are you able to watch the France vs Morocco semifinal match exterior India?

Argentina – Live Stream: Telemundo

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Canada – TV: CTV, TSN; Live Stream: fuboTV, TSN app

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Singapore – TV: Mediacorp Channel 5; Live Stream: StarHub TV+, IPTV, Singtel TV

Hong Kong – TV: BeIN Sports, ITV; Live Stream: Now TV, ViuTV

Nigeria – TremendousSport and Showmax Pro.