Thursday , 2 July 2026

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 Curacao 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

1
France 1 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 (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
France this season
25% Clean Sheets
Morocco this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Morocco gets underway.
  • 5' The France Theo Hernandez breaks the deadlock on 5 minutes. 1-0!
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' It looks surprising Morocco does not make any changes. Sofyan Amrabat has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' Raphael Varane needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 21' Morocco manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Selim Amallah is hanging Romain Saiss on the field on 21 minute.
  • 26' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both France and Morocco are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 27' Morocco receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 27.
  • 32' Selim Amallah is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Morocco so far.
  • 37' Morocco are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Morocco — Yahia Attiyat Allah on, Noussair Mazraoui off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Morocco come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 56' Morocco started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
  • 61' Over 61 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 65' The France manager makes a substitution. Olivier Giroud departs to be replaced by Marcus Thuram-Ulien.
  • 66' The crowd applauds Olivier Giroud as he leaves the pitch. Marcus Thuram-Ulien steps in for France.
  • 71' Morocco are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 76' France seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 78' The Morocco manager makes a substitution. Selim Amallah departs to be replaced by Abdessamad Ezzalzouli.
  • 79' France manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Randal Kolo Muani is hanging Ousmane Dembele on the field on 79 minute.
  • 79' A stunning finish from Randal Kolo Muani — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 84' The energy levels are beginning to show. Didier Deschamps might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 89' France are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Morocco backline.
  • Another three points for France.

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.