France’s soccer team ended Morocco’s World Cup run 2–0 in the last semi-final on Wednesday, Dec. 14, at the packed 60,000-capacity Al Bayt Stadium in Qatar.
The goals came off of deflected shots from Frenchman forward Kylian Mbappe—leading to goals from Theo Hernández in the fifth minute and Randal Kolo Muani in the 79th.
France’s team, known as “Les Bleus,” will attempt to defend their title from four years ago. Only Italy (1934, 1938) and Brazil (1958, 1962) have been successful as back-to-back World Cup champions.
French forward (10) Kylian Mbappe (C) attempts a shot on goal during the Qatar 2022 World Cup semi-final football match between France and Morocco at the Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, on Dec. 14, 2022. (Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty Images)
Morocco’s last defeat was to the young United States squad in June. They became the first African team to win their group, which included highly-ranked Croatia and Belgium, and reached the semi-finals by defeating Spain and Portugal in the knock-out rounds….