France survive scare before beating battling Morocco to reach World Cup final
Holders France survived a scare before eventually seeing off a marvellous Morocco side to seal their place in a mouthwatering World Cup final against Argentina.
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France ends Morocco's dream run to reach men's World Cup final
France and Kylian Mbappe are headed back to the World Cup final for a much-anticipated matchup with Lionel Messi after ending Morocco's historic run at men's soccer's biggest tournament.
France end Morocco World Cup dream to set up Argentina final
DOHA: France ended Morocco’s World Cup dream as goals from Theo Hernandez and Randal Kolo Muani gave the holders a 2-0 win in their semifinal clash and set up a showdown on Sunday with Lionel Messi’s Argentina. It looked like France might make short work of their opponents when Hernandez scored inside five minutes at Al Bayt Stadium, despite having a hostile crowd against them. But Morocco, the first African and Arab team ever to reach the last four at a World Cup, fought on despite losing key players to injury only to see substitute Kolo Muani seal victory for Les Bleus with a late second.
Saiss, Aguerd start for Morocco, France make two changes
AL KHOR, Qatar : Morocco captain Romain Saiss and centre back partner Nayef Aguerd have been passed fit to play while France have been forced into two changes for Wednesday’s World Cup semi-final.
History-makers Morocco eye France upset at World Cup
History-making Morocco look to pull off another upset against holders France in the World Cup semi-finals on Wednesday, with Argentina and Lionel Messi lying in wait for the winner.
Moroccans in Qatar seek World Cup tickets, excitement builds at home
RABAT/DOHA: Moroccan fans in Qatar for their team's World Cup semi final against France on Wednesday (Dec 14) were struggling to find tickets, while excitement built back home even as some were left stranded when extra flights to Doha were scrapped.
Morocco-Qatar special World Cup flights cancelled: airline
Morocco's national carrier announced Wednesday that some special flights operated by it Qatari counterpart to Doha had been cancelled for fans seeking to watch the World Cup semi-final.
Moroccans face World Cup flight cancellations, excitement undimmed
RABAT/DOHA : Hundreds of Moroccan soccer fans desperate to reach Qatar to watch their team become the first from an Arab or African country play in a World Cup semi-final were left stranded on Wednesday as Morocco's airline scrapped several extra flights.