France and Kylian Mbappe are headed back to the World Cup final for a much-anticipated match-up with Lionel Messi after ending Morocco’s historic run at soccer’s biggest tournament.
France and Kylian Mbappe are headed back to the World Cup final for a much-anticipated match-up with Lionel Messi after endingFrance beat Africa’s first-ever semi-finalist 2-0 on Thursday , with Mbappe playing a part in goals by Theo Hernandez in the fifth minute and then substitute Randal Kolo Muani in the 79th.France will head into the title match against Argentina looking to become the first team to retain the World Cup title since Brazil in 1962.
Morocco broke ground for Africa and generated an outpouring of pride among Arab nations after topping a group containing Croatia and Belgium and eliminating two more European powers – Spain and Portugal – in the knockout stage. Their players gave France a far-from-easy ride, too, before collapsing on the ground in despair after the final whistle.
Typically a defence-first team, Morocco were forced to come out and play and, roared on by tens of thousands of fans who dominated the 60,000-seat Al Bayt Stadium, the team penned back France.Jawad El Yamiq hit the post with an overhead kick in the 44th minute and France’s defenders had to make a number of last-ditch tackles in front of their own goal.
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