Morocco is the first African country to reach the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup. Earlier, no country coming from Africa could make it to the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup.
Although before Morocco, the teams of Cameroon (1990), Senegal (2002) and Ghana (2010) have also reached the quarters of the FIFA World Cup, but here their journey could not progress further. In such a situation, even after losing in the semi-finals, the Moroccan team has achieved a great achievement in the football field.
France scored in the 5th minute of the match
In the tournament, the Moroccan team, which has troubled the big teams with its strong defense, got go in the 5th minute of the first half against France. Theo Hernandez scored this goal for France, even after this the French camp did not sit silent. He continued to attack the Moroccan goal post. In this way, till the end of the first half, the French team was leading 1-0. In the second half of the game, France doubled their lead in the 79th minute.
Randal Kolo Muani scored this goal for France. Randle landed on the field as a substitute. Randall had only been on the field for 44 seconds when he almost sealed the victory for France by slotting a fine pass into the Moroccan goal post. After this, France did not give any chance to Morocco and maintained their 2-0 lead till the final hooter.
Defending champion consecutive finals after 60 years
With the victory over Morocco, France also recorded a big record in its name. This is only the second time in the history of the FIFA World Cup that a defending champion has reached the final for the second time in a row. Before France, the Brazilian team got a chance to defend the title in 1962 after playing the 1958 final.
Source: navbharattimes.indiatimes.com
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