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

France is the first country through to the World Cup semifinals.

The spot was secured this Wednesday (9) with a 2-0 victory over Morocco.

Kylian Mbappé 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 afterward, ending any chance of a comeback.

See the match highlights below:

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France looked far more dangerous than Morocco in attack, patiently moving the ball around and looking for openings in the opposition defense.

But it was on a French counterattack that the best chance of the first half came.

Mbappé won a penalty after being played through at speed and brought down 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 the penalty stop.

Then he showed up!

Mbappé had indeed been below expectations until the 15th minute of the second half, when his star shone again.

With defender Diop in front of him, the French forward found just enough 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 in search of an equalizer and were quickly punished.

Six minutes after the opening goal, Dembélé fired in from outside the box to find the net.

Quiet Morocco

The African side barely threatened the goal defended by Maignan.

The first shot saved by the French goalkeeper came in the 37th minute of the second half.

Morocco posed 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 get even a consolation goal.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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