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France vs Morocco, Worldcup 2022 SEMI FINALS

FIFA World Cup · 2022
France
2 – 0
Full Time
Morocco
Wed 14 Dec 2022 · 19:00 UTC Al Bayt Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 27' Sofiane Boufal

Overview

Match Preview

France vs Morocco — Worldcup at Al Bayt Stadium.

  • France 3 games · 9 pts (2026/26)
  • Morocco 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Cesar Ramos
  • Referee Miguel Angel Hernandez
  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Referee Jesus Valenzuela
  • Referee Nicolas Gallo (Colombia)
  • Referee Alberto Morin (Mexico)
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 10.5 goals/game 🟥 3 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curaçao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

2
France 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Morocco
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-14 France 2–0 Morocco

Recent Form

France
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Dec Morocco H 2–0 W
10 Dec England A 2–1 W
04 Dec Poland H 3–1 W
30 Nov Tunisia A 0–1 L
26 Nov Denmark H 2–1 W
22 Nov Australia H 4–1 W
Morocco
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Dec France A 0–2 L
10 Dec Portugal H 1–0 W
06 Dec Spain H 3–0 W
01 Dec Canada A 2–1 W
27 Nov Belgium A 2–0 W
23 Nov Croatia H 0–0 D

Season Stats

France Morocco
#33 Position #10
9 Points 7
3 Played 3
3 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 0
10 Scored 6
2 Conceded 3
+8 GD +3
3.00 PPG 2.33
100% Win % 67%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
France this season
33% Clean Sheets
Morocco this season

France are 33rd (9 pts). Morocco are 10th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

France
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
5/1
61-75
6/–
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Morocco
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/2
76+
5/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

France
Kylian Mbappe 10 G 4 A
Ousmane Dembele 6 G 2 A
Bradley Barcola 3 G 1 A
Morocco
Ismael Saibari 3 G
Soufiane Rahimi 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Al Bayt Stadium!
  • 5' What a strike from Theo Hernandez! The score is 1-0.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' Romain Saiss has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 21' Morocco ring the changes. Romain Saiss has done his job and it is now time for Selim Amallah to step up.
  • 26' France looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Kylian Mbappe scoring 1 goals.
  • 27' Sofiane Boufal is having his name booked by the referee on 27.
  • 32' A quiet spell here at Al Bayt Stadium. France seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 37' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 42' The home supporters are growing impatient. France must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 46' Yahia Attiyat Allah gets the nod from Morocco. He replaces Noussair Mazraoui and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' France are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Morocco backline.
  • 56' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 61' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 65' Fresh legs for France! Marcus Thuram-Ulien comes on to replace Olivier Giroud.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Marcus Thuram-Ulien. He replaces Olivier Giroud on 66 minute.
  • 71' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Morocco that had 17 games and scored 22 goals.
  • 76' France is showing some good football. However, France are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 78' Abdessamad Ezzalzouli is ready to make an impact after coming on for Selim Amallah at the 78 minute mark.
  • 79' The France bench stirs into life. Ousmane Dembele is withdrawn and Randal Kolo Muani gets his opportunity.
  • 79' Magnificent from Randal Kolo Muani! That is 74 goals in 426 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 84' Both keepers have barely been tested. France and Morocco are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 89' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His France side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • The final score is 2-0.

Lineups

France Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Deschamps

Morocco Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Walid Regragui

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.3 France xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.7 Morocco xG
I would bet for: France to win 67% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
France67% Draw20% Morocco13%
Actual: France win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

France or Draw
87%
Draw or Morocco
33%
France or Morocco
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
France52% Draw39% Morocco9%
Actual: France win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
11.1%
3 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 1
8.7%
3 – 1
6.8%
0 – 0
6.5%
4 – 0
5.5%
4 – 1
4%
2 – 2
3.1%
0 – 1
2.9%
1 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — France

Handicap France covers Push Morocco covers
-2.5 28% — 72%
-2 28% 22% 51%
-1.5 49% — 51%
-1 49% 23% 28%
-0.5 72% — 28%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 6% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

France keeps clean sheet
50% ✗
Morocco keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.