France crosses Morocco and reserves its place in the semi-finals of the World Cup with a brace from Mbappe and Dembélé 🔥🇫🇷
The French national team has reserved a ticket to the semi-finals of the 2026 World Cup, after beating the Moroccan national team with two goals to none, in the confrontation that brought them together at Boston Stadium in the quarter-final competitions.
The French national team entered the match strongly, as it threatened the Moroccan goal early through Kylian. Mbappe, who fired a dangerous shot in the fourth minute, but goalkeeper Yassine Bounou was on time and blocked it brilliantly, before intervening again to stop a powerful header from Upamecano that was close to opening the scoring.
In the 28th minute, France got a penalty kick that Mbappe took, but Bono’s brilliance continued after he succeeded in blocking it and preserved the hopes of the Atlas Lions. The Moroccan goalkeeper also continued his brilliance in the face of dangerous attempts from Desiree Doue and Lucas Digne before the end of the half. The first.
With the beginning of the second half, the Moroccan national team appeared more dangerous and tried to keep up with the French pressure, but the Moroccan defense’s steadfastness did not last long, after Kylian Mbappe was able to score the first goal in the 60th minute with a distinctive shot from inside the penalty area.
France did not wait long to consolidate its lead, as Ousmane Dembélé added the second goal in the 66th minute, after a wonderful pass from Mbappe, to penetrate the penalty area and hit a ground ball that landed in the net. Bono.
The Moroccan team tried to return to the match in the last minutes, and Ounahi almost reduced the difference with a powerful shot from outside the area, and Ainaoui also came close to scoring with a header after a corner kick, but it passed wide of the goal, while Bono continued to save his goal against attempts by Barkola and Matita until the final whistle.
With this victory, the French team continues its journey towards preserving the title, and sets a date in the semi-finals with the winner of the confrontation between Spain and Belgium.