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France vs Morocco – Lineups & Match Details

France beat Morocco 2-0. Goals: R. Kolo Muani (79'). France had 39% possession against Morocco's 61%. Shots on target: 3-3.

World Cup · Semi-finals

Wednesday, 14 December 2022

FranceFrance

2 - 0

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

MoroccoMorocco

Referee: C. Ramos

Lineups

FranceFrance4-2-3-1
H. Lloris1H. LlorisG
J. Koundé5J. KoundéD
R. Varane4R. VaraneD
I. Konaté24I. KonatéD
T. Hernández22T. HernándezD
A. Tchouaméni8A. TchouaméniM
Y. Fofana13Y. FofanaM
O. Dembélé11O. DembéléM
A. Griezmann7A. GriezmannM
K. Mbappé10K. MbappéM
O. Giroud9O. GiroudF

Substitutes

26M. ThuramF
12R. Kolo MuaniF
20K. ComanF
23A. AréolaG
2B. PavardD
15J. VeretoutM
3A. DisasiD
18D. UpamecanoD
6M. GuendouziM
25E. CamavingaM
17W. SalibaD
16S. MandandaG
MoroccoMorocco5-4-1
Y. Bounou1Y. BounouG
A. Hakimi2A. HakimiD
A. Dari20A. DariD
R. SaĂŻss6R. SaĂŻssD
J. El Yamiq18J. El YamiqD
N. Mazraoui3N. MazraouiD
H. Ziyech7H. ZiyechM
A. Ounahi8A. OunahiM
S. Amrabat4S. AmrabatM
S. Boufal17S. BoufalM
Y. En-Nesyri19Y. En-NesyriF

Substitutes

15S. AmallahM
25Y. Attiat-AllahD
9A. HamdallahF
14Z. AboukhlalF
16A. EzzalzouliF
11A. SabiriM
13I. ChairM
24B. BenounD
23B. El KhannoussM
12M. MohamediG
22A. TagnaoutiG
10A. ZarouryF
26Y. JabraneM

Match Events

79'G

R. Kolo Muani

Statistics

France
39%61%
Morocco
0Expected Goals (xG)0
14Total Shots13
3Shots on Target3
2Corners3
10Fouls11
4Offsides3
81Pass Accuracy (%)87
0Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

France host Morocco on Wednesday, 14 December 2022. The kick-off time is 19:00 local. The fixture is part of the World Cup schedule. France go into the match 1st in the table; Morocco sit 1st. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

France have taken 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 2 wins in a row. Morocco have collected 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Match recap

France beat Morocco 2-0. France scored through R. Kolo Muani 79'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 79 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

France held 39% of the ball against 61% for Morocco. Shots on target finished 3-3.

Verdict

The win nudges France forward and leaves Morocco with work to do. France sat 1st and Morocco 1st before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.