France vs Morocco now live: Thrilling World Cup semifinals!

Spectacular near equalizer

Created: 12/14/2022, 8:54 p.m

By: Florian Schimak

France and Morocco are fighting for a place in the World Cup final.

Who prevails?

Shortly before kick-off there is frustration among the outsider's fans.

The live ticker.

• France – Morocco 1:0

  , Wed. 8 p.m

• Artistic goal!

  Brother of Bayern star

  Hernandez

  makes it 1-0

• Setback for

  Équipe Tricolore

  !

  Upamecano

  and

  Rabiot

  are out

  for

  the World Cup semifinals

• Fan frustration

  with the

  outsider

  !

  No

  flights

  and no

  tickets

• This

  live ticker

  of the game

  France

  vs

  Morocco

  is constantly updated

+++ Half-time conclusion: A really appealing World Cup semi-final between France and Morocco.

The world champions took an early lead through Theo Hernandez and then has almost everything under control, missing twice through Giroud to make it 2-0.

However, the outsider does not hide at all and tries his luck on the offensive.

El Yamiq nearly rewarded the Africans' efforts in spectacular fashion.

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France 1-0 Morocco

1ST HALF

45. + 3 minutes:

Zyiech brings three good standards shortly before the break before referee Ramos blows the whistle for the first half.

Almost a shame!

45 minutes:

There are now three minutes of overtime.

44 minutes:

Almost equalized shortly before the break!

Suddenly there's a fire again in the French penalty area.

After a corner, the French do not clear decisively, El Yamiq starts to kick and puts the ball on the post.

Lloris was still with the fingertips, madness!

39 minutes:

France now determines the game and lets the ball run.

Morocco is just watching.

Somehow the 2-0 is in the air here...

34 minutes:

It's going up and down here!

It's really fun to watch the two teams.

Great World Cup semi-final so far.

Tchouameni and Fofana have two good finishes for the world champion before Mbappé is released like a dream and his shot is cleared on the line.

The second ball falls at Giroud's feet, who is completely blank in the penalty area, but misses the half-empty goal.

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27 minutes:

Even if France leads 1-0 here, Morocco sells really, really well here.

Because of only defensive!

The first African semi-finalist at a World Cup pushes forward boldly, which is why the French have to put up a good fight here.

Due to the somewhat more offensive style of the Moroccans, Mbappé and Co. of course have a little more space to switch and so a lively kick develops here.

21 minutes:

Very bitter for Morocco!

Defender Aguerd has to pass shortly before the kick-off, and Dari slips in for him at short notice.

Now captain and defense chief Saiss has to leave the field injured.

Amallah comes for him.

17 minutes:

Post!

El Yamiq misjudges a wide ball. Giroud goes through alone and fires the ball at full speed with the confidence of four World Cup goals with his left – the thing hits the wood!

Bono wouldn't have stood a chance.

10 minutes:

Ui!

Almost equal!

Ounahi takes heart and unloads from a good 22 meters, Lloris dives and fishes the flick out of the corner.

First big opportunity for Morocco!

France vs Morocco: artistic goal!

Brother of Bayern star Hernandez makes it 1-0

5th minute: GOOOOOOOOOOR!

France takes the lead early on.

El Yamiq forgets Griezmann behind him, allowing the latter to march into the penalty area and service Mbappé.

The PSG star's first shot is blocked, the second shot jumps at Theo Hernandez's feet, who makes it 1-0 with a spectacular shot!

Theo Hernandez makes it 1-0 for France in the World Cup semifinals.

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4 minutes:

The sympathies in the stadium are clearly distributed.

When the French are on the ball, there is a loud whistling concert in the stadium.

A clear away game for the reigning world champion!

1st minute: kick-off!

The ball rolls!

December 14 update, 7:56 p.m.:

The anthems will be heard at Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor.

World Cup semi-final France against Morocco, let's get started!

Update from December 14, 7.40 p.m .: By

the way, the referee of the game is Cesar Arturo Ramos Palazuelos from Mexico.

Update from December 14, 7:24 p.m .:

The Al-Bayt Stadium will be firmly in Moroccan hands again today.

"You have to use a magnifying glass to look for French fans here," reports ZDF reporter Sven Voss in front of the stadium.

It starts in just under 30 minutes!

Update from December 14, 7 p.m.:

At least in Morocco there is now a Bayern player back in the starting XI.

Mazrauoi returns.

In addition, Morocco operates with a five-man chain.

France vs Morocco Live Tonight: Sick!

Bayern star fails for the World Cup semi-finals

Dayot Upamecano is out of the World Cup semi-finals.

© IMAGO / Sven Simon

December 14 update at 6:53 p.m.:

The lineup is here!

As previously reported, Upamecano and Rabiot are out.

Konaté and Fofana start in their place.

This means that no FC Bayern player is in the French starting XI!

Maybe it's different in Morocco.

There, Noussair Mazraoui is said to be fit again after missing the World Cup quarter-finals.

Update from December 14, 6:04 p.m .:

Setback for France!

Shortly before the World Cup semi-finals, two important stars are retiring due to illness.

Both Bayern central defender Dayot Upamecano and Juve strategist Adrien Rabiot are out for the World Cup semifinals against Morocco.

According to L'Equipe, Yussuf Fofana and Ibrahima Konaté will be in the starting XI of the Équipe Tricolore as replacements.

First report from December 14, 4:43 p.m.:

Munich / Al-Khor – France against Morocco.

In the run-up to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, only very few would have predicted this game as a semi-final (teams at the 2022 World Cup).

Morocco became the first African team to advance through the quarter-finals after a narrow 1-0 win over Portugal.

Now, of course, Waled Regragui's team wants to take the final step and reach the World Cup final.

Argentina would be waiting there.

However, the outsiders have to do without the huge fan support from home.

A few hours before kick-off, Moroccan airline Royal Air Maroc canceled flights between Casablanca and Doha.

The reason: supporters had not received their tickets for the game.

France vs Morocco live today: Great frustration with the surprise team ahead of the World Cup semi-finals

France vs Morocco live today: great frustration for the surprise team ahead of the World Cup semifinals © IMAGO / Russian Look

The airline said the cancellation of flights operated by Qatar Airways was "due to the latest restrictions imposed by the Qatari authorities," without giving specific reasons.

The failures affect 2100 passengers, it is said.

The Morocco fans were assured "that the tickets are available at Doha airport," said one fan. The Moroccan football association FRMF had promised them tickets that would be distributed at the airport to "the people who board the RAM flights arrived.

After that, we were asked to go to Al-Janoub Stadium, but we didn't find anything."

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And France?

Once again, all eyes are on Kylian Mbappé.

The star striker currently has five goals and is the top scorer in the World Cup.

However, the 23-year-old was largely unregistered against England (2-1).

Do the French have to worry about their goal-getter?

We'll find out in a few hours.

Then France meets Morocco in the World Cup semifinals with Mbappé on the outsides.