Theo Hernandez and Randall Kolo Mouani scored for France in the 2022 FIFA World Cup semi-final as they beat Morocco 2-0 to secure a berth in the final. They face Argentina on Sunday 18 December.
Antoine Griezmann has now praised the Atlas Lions’ resilience after a stellar performance for Didier Deschamps’ side. The Atletico Madrid striker said after the game (via Get French Football News):
“I was very impressed with Morocco. They did a very good job tactically, defending as well as attacking. They caused us a lot of problems and the coach realized that and made changes.
“Marcus [Thuram’s] It’s good for us to come in on the left wing, Theo helps more defensively. Then the fact that we opened the scoring early opened the game for us and the second goal sent us home. “
Morocco coach Walid Regraj proud of team’s performance at 2022 FIFA World Cup despite loss to France
morocco Exceeding all expectations in 2022 world cup. They became the first African team in World Cup history to reach the semi-finals.Waleed Regraj says he’s proud of team’s achievements after loss France (via The Guardian):
“We want to rewrite the history books, you can’t do that with miracles; it takes hard work. We introduced African football very well, which is important because we represent our country and our continent. People used to respect We, maybe they respect us more now. We have to do better in the future.”
Regragui further added that his team has gone further than some of the tournament’s recognized favorites:
“We are farther than Brazil, Spain, Germany, all the top teams, but if we want Morocco to be on the map of world football, we have to show that regularly.
“We may never be as good as Brazil, France, England, but I hope we qualify for every World Cup. We’ve shown that Africans can compete with the top teams. We need to try to prove that there are no surprises.”
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