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AL KHOR, Qatar : Mike Tyson claimed that everybody has a plan, until they get punched in the face, which is precisely what happened to Morocco when they were bounced out of the World Cup in a 2-0 defeat by heavyweights France in their semi-final clash on Wednesday.
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.
World Cup holders France drew on their superior experience and clinical finishing to inflict a 2-0 defeat on tournament surprise packages Morocco, with goals from Theo Hernandez and substitute Kolo Muani setting up a Sunday showdown against Argentina.
Fans are finding that Dubai is a football-focused destination, as they flock to the emirate to be close to the FIFA World Cup taking place in Qatar. Dubai World Central (DWC) airport is operating up to 120 shuttles a day to Qatar. A neighbour of the UAE, flights to Qatar take just an hour or so, however, many fans are happy to remain in Dubai and watch the tournament there.
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.
BUENOS AIRES: Thousands of Argentines filled the streets of central Buenos Aires with blue-and-white banners on Tuesday (Dec 13) as they watched Lionel Messi lead their team to a 3-0 win over Croatia and a place in the World Cup final.
An aortic aneurysm caused the death of Grant Wahl, an American sportswriter who collapsed and died last week while covering a World Cup match in Qatar, his widow said on Wednesday (Dec 14).
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.