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France v Morocco: Keys to World Cup semi-final

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World Cup holders France face Africa's first-ever semi-finalists Morocco in Wednesday's last-four clash in Qatar.AFP Sport looks at some of the keys to the game:Rock-solid MoroccoMorocco have conceded just one goal in the entire tournament - an own goal in their 2-1 win over Canada in the group stage - with Croatia, Belgium, Spain and Portugal all failing to breach a rock-solid back line.But France boast multiple goal threats.

Kylian Mbappe and Olivier Giroud have scored nine goals between them and Ousmane Dembele and Antoine Griezmann will also ask plenty of questions.Morocco have a number of fitness concerns in their defence - centre-back Nayef Aguerd missed the Portugal game with a muscle injury and his regular partner, Romain Saiss, was substituted with a repeat of a hamstring injury.Whoever Walid Regragui is able to send out will have to be fully switched on - France showed against England that even if Mbappe is neutralised there are plenty of other sources of danger.France wary of counter-attacksIt is likely that France will enjoy plenty of possession in the Moroccan half but they will have to guard against swift counter-attacks.Morocco's style is direct and while they tend to focus on the flanks, with Hakim Ziyech on the right and Sofiane Boufal on the left, they can also go long to striker Youssef En-Nesyri and then scamper forward in support.France's full-backs Jules Kounde and Theo Hernandez can expect a busy night, while Morocco will look to take advantage of any slip-ups from centre-half Dayot Upamecano, who had some shaky moments against England."We are well aware of their qualities, even if they don't often have possession," said Kounde. "They are very efficient with the ball, they try to combine quickly

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