France beat Morocco and become the first World Cup semi-finalists

France beat Morocco and become the first World Cup semi-finalists France are the first team through to the World Cup semi-finals. The spot was secured this Wednesday (9) with a 2-0 win over Morocco. Kylian Mbappé even missed a penalty in the first half, but he was the one who broke through the Moroccan defense and opened the scoring with a fine finish early in the second half. Dembélé doubled the lead shortly after, ending any chance of an opposition comeback. He missed... France looked far more dangerous than Morocco in attack, patiently moving the ball around and looking for gaps in the opposition defense. But it was on a French counterattack that the biggest chance of the first half came. Mbappé won a penalty after being played through at pace and being fouled by Mazraoui inside the box. The No. 10 took it himself, but struck it poorly and was denied by Bono. The Moroccan goalkeeper was one of the standout performers of the match, making several excellent saves in addition to stopping the penalty. He showed up! Mbappé was indeed having a below-par performance until the 15th minute of the second half, when his star shone once again. With defender Diop in front of him, the French forward found the slightest bit of space to shoot from the edge of the box and pick out Bono’s corner, giving the goalkeeper no chance. After conceding, Morocco tried to push forward more in search of an equalizer and were quickly punished. Six minutes after the first goal, Dembélé struck from outside the box to find the net. Shy Morocco The African side barely threatened Maignan’s goal. The first shot saved by the French goalkeeper came in the 37th minute of the second half. Morocco offered little threat on the counterattack while the score was still level. After falling behind, the team did try to push forward more, but could not score a consolation goal. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.