France vs Morocco

France is a betting favorite against Morocco on Wednesday in the 2022 World Cup, with a tie listed at +240. Sports betting sites also have props.

World Cup holders France face Africa's first-ever semi-finalists Morocco in Wednesday's last-four clash in Qatar.

"We are well aware of their qualities, even if they don't often have possession," said Kounde. The African side, known as the Atlas Lions, have been one of the best-supported teams in Qatar and they will benefit from huge backing on Wednesday as the first Arab team to reach the semi-finals of a World Cup. Morocco spent a huge amount of energy in their wins against Spain and Portugal and with some players carrying injuries, Wednesday's game will be a real test of their durability and stamina.

Morocco plays France in the semi-finals of the Fifa World Cup today. What you may not know is that the two countries share a complex relationship; ...

In this way, “brain drain” is arguably one of the most pernicious outcomes of colonialism and a foremost neocolonial process. In doing so, it has attained a symbolic victory over the neocolonial process of “brain drain”. Yet, behind the heartwarming story of Guinean Paul Pogba scoring for France in the World Cup final, or Malian N’golo Kante running the French midfield, hides the story of how African nations failed to gain from the talents of their most talented players. The fact that all these players are playing for Morocco, instead of the countries they/their parents migrated to, is in itself a victory. With French education also came ideas of liberty and equality, both of which were missing in the seemingly peaceful and picturesque French colony. Conditions created under colonial rule as well as the world capitalist economy that continues to divide the world into a Global North and South on erstwhile colonial lines, are what drive migration across many ex-colonies. However, the contours of Morocco’s relationship with France in many ways reproduces old colonial hierarchies. Today, an estimated five million Moroccans live abroad, with the majority of the diaspora being located in Europe, especially in France. However, France did not touch the old cities of Morocco which were spiritual and cultural nerve centres for the population. The Atlas mountains run through its length, giving the Moroccan football team its moniker of “Atlas Lions.” However, today, the West’s (and perhaps the rest of the world’s) imagination of Morocco is intimately tied to its romantic depiction in the ageless classic “Casablanca”, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. Between 1912 and 1956, most of modern day Morocco was [a French colony](https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/france-vs-morocco-colonial-history-makes-it-more-than-a-football-match-8323124/).

France are favourites by a mile, but for Morocco, they're just another giant to slay.

Watched by quite possibly billions of people, the World Cup final will be held on Sunday, Qatar’s national day, at Lusail Stadium. The winners, however, go on to sport’s biggest event. When in possession, they’ll be hoping to put the ball at the feet of Achraf Hakimi, Mbappe’s teammate at Paris Saint-Germain, and Chelsea’s Hakim Ziyech, to see if the star pairing can make a little more magic for Morocco. [Giroud](/news/2022/12/4/olivier-giroud-scores-52nd-goal-to-break-henrys-france-record) brings the calm experience to the attacking line; a wise head that the veteran can still use to devastating effect. Head coach Didier Deschamps is one of only three men to have won the World Cup both as a player and as a manager. Morocco’s coach Walid Regragui on Tuesday made clear that his side were going to try their best to pull off [another “upset”](/news/2022/12/13/morocco-manager-confident-hopes-to-upset-france-in-semifinal) in their fairytale run.

Al Jazeera's AI robot Kashef has crunched the numbers and has some predictions for today's game.

Should manager Walid Regragui’s side do so, they have a 31 percent chance of lifting the trophy against Argentina at Lusail Stadium on December 18. With 61 matches completed, Kashef has a 67 percent accuracy level. Prediction: Sizing up all the odds, Kashef has once again concluded that Morocco face an uphill battle.

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Di last team to make their debut for dis stage na Spain for 2010, wey beat Germany 1-0 to reach the final. Dem dey do short short passes wey make am hard for dia opponent to collect di ball. But Hugo Lloris save am for di last second. Di ball don comot from pitch and na goal kick for France. France 1-0 Morocco France vs Morocco Line-up 15' Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) cross di ball into di box from di free kick but dem clear am. 45+1 Hakim Ziyech of Morocco launch beta cross from corner but France clear di ball witout any wahala. France 2-0 Morocco 90+4 Sofiane Amrabat of Morocco cross di ball into di box but France defender clear di threat. 46' Substitution for Morocco 54' Yahya Attiat-Allah of Morocco pass di ball into di box but dem clear am.

Defending World Cup champions France will hope to continue their repeat bid when they face a surprising Morocco side which has already gone further than any ...

2 hrs 40 mins from kickoff: France have broken a recent trend of defending champions not doing much in the way of defending their title. 1hr 15 mins from kickoff: And this is what the France team looks like. To redress the balance, here's Sofiane Boufal dancing with his mum. 1st minute: The game is underway. Mbappe cutting in from the left on this occasion. The attack stays alive and Giroud really should have his fifth of the competition as he shoots wide. He's down the France right now, does some stepovers but sends his cross into the side netting from a good position. His effort is half-blocked but it falls to Kolo Muani to tap home at the back post. The ball breaks on Azzedine Ounahi and his shot skids through the crowd to be blocked on the line by Jules Kounde. Didier Deschamps can become the first coach in history to win the World Cup twice. Bono (GK) — 2. The Paris Saint-Germain star had his first effort blocked and a second looped up off Oliver Giroud, with Hernandez alive to the possibilities as he found an acrobatic finish.

However, Kylian Mbappe has led from the front along with the senior-most member of the squad and now France's all-time top-scorer, Olivier Giroud. The French ...

Or will Morocco use their solidity, and the support of an entire continent, to overcome the odds once more? France and Morocco in their own ways have exceeded the expectations spectators and experts had from them before the tournament. However, Kylian Mbappe has led from the front along with the senior-most member of the squad and now France's all-time top-scorer, Olivier Giroud.

France coach Didier Deschamps has been forced into two changes to his starting XI for the FIFA 2022 World Cup semifinal vs. Morocco. Adrien Rabiot and Dayot ...

The Liverpool man started alongside Upamecano for the 4-1 win over Australia before Raphael Varane recovered to take his place. Bayern Munich defender Upamecano and Juventus midfielder Rabiot are said to have been suffering from flu symptoms since Tuesday. Adrien Rabiot and Dayot Upamecano have been ill and are not fit enough to start at Al Bayt Stadium.

Morocco face the biggest test in their fairy-tale World Cup run when they take on holders France in the semifinals. Didier Deschamps' side battled to a 2-1 ...

Bono (GK) — 2. (4-3-3): 1. Lloris (GK) — 5. Marseille (FRA) Monaco (FRA) Here are the names on the Argentina and Croatia World Cup squads in Qatar. Expect to see a familiar lineup once again against Morocco. Mbappe — 9. Rabiot — 11. Hernandez — 8. "Everyone is ready to play; it doesn't matter if they play for a while, or if they come in every game. Having also accounted for Spain and Belgium at this tournament, can they spring their biggest upset yet and claim the scalp of another heavyweight European side?

TIME reports from Paris as questions over identity, race, and colonialism loom over Wednesday's historic semi-final.

“I think it’s a political mistake,” Benjamin Lucas, a Greens member of the French parliament, [told a radio show](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nema6Z0gM5w) on Monday, in reference to Macron’s decision to go cheer on the French team in Qatar. [deaths of construction workers](https://time.com/6237677/qatar-migrant-deaths-world-cup/) who built the World Cup’s infrastructure. “This is a pivotal moment for the Arab world, and much of the African continent too,” says Monica Marks, a scholar on North African politics at New York University Abu Dhabi, who watched Saturday’s Morocco-Portugal game in Barbès. “The expectations are huge.” In 2018, Macron was in Moscow to see France play the World Cup final and, after their win, enveloped Mbappé in a bear hug, choking back tears. “There are a lot of tensions about cultural identity,” she says. “Morocco is the best, and they are going to win,” he says, asking to be quoted as Mohamed Sisi, a name he confesses is not his. For the millions of North Africans in France, and Paris in particular, the contest between the two countries is deeply personal—and even political. “This is not just football,” says Emmanuel Rivière, head of international polling at Kantar Public, a polling agency in Paris. Dermanin also said that more personnel could be added if France triumphs—with the possibility of huge crowds turning out to celebrate. When I’m in Morocco, I’m 100% Moroccan,” says Benjamin El Jaziri, 69, owner of L’Atlas, a Moroccan restaurant on Paris’s Left Bank, which has served traditional couscous and tajine dishes since El Jaziri bought the large space in 1991. The heavily Muslim suburbs around Paris and other cities, or banlieues as they are known, have spawned a remarkable number of soccer stars.

France take on Morocco at the Al Bayt Stadium in the World Cup 2022 semi-final. Theo Hernandez scored for France. El Yamiq overhead kick.

Mazraoui has a hip injury and Saiss wasn’t able to train fully in the week. It was Lewandowski’s Poland that faced France in the Round of 16. The European side beat the Socceroos 4-1 in their opening game of the tournament and then defeated Denmark 2-1 a few days later. Check out what makes Mbappé and Hakimi's friendship so special and how they are going to have to forget niceties as they go up against each other in the World Cup semi-final. 13,000 free tickets and 30 flights have been handed out to Moroccan fans so they can make the Al Bayt stadium a cauldron of noise! A lovely touch around the corner from the Atlético Madrid man opens the play and France go from left to right in an instant. He was in charge of Wydad last season and led them to their third CAF Champions League title before taking over the Morocco national side on 31 August. and to that list could probably already be added coach of the national team Walid Regragui. France have now dropped off them and are sitting on the halfway line. Bono and his team are also trying to find holes in the French system, but they still haven't found... Messi has the weight of a nation on his shoulders, and he's never looked more comfortable. Konaté comes in a hacks the ball away.