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France will face Morocco at Al Bayt Stadium on Wednesday in the second semi-final of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

In this article, we will discuss France and Morocco team lineups, stats, and head-to-head.

France national football team vs Morocco national football team lineups

France team

GK: Hugo Lloris, Tottenham
GK: Alphonse Areola, West Ham
GK: Steve Mandanda, Rennes
DF: Benjamin Pavard, Bayern Munich
DF: Jules Kunde, Barcelona
DF: Raphael Varane, Manchester United
DF: Theo Hernandez, AC Milan
DF: Lucas Hernandez, Bayern Munich
DF: Benoit Badiashile, Monaco
DF: Ferland Mendy, Real Madrid
DF: Dayot Upamecano, Bayern Munich
DF: Ibrahima Konate, Liverpool
DF: William Saliba, Arsenal
MF: Eduardo Camavinga, Real Madrid
MF: Youssouf Fofana, Monaco
MF: Matteo Guendouzi, Marseille
MF: Aurelien Tchouameni, Real Madrid
MF: Adrien Rabiot, Juventus
MF: Jordan Veretout, Marseille
FW: Ousmane Dembele, Barcelona
FW: Olivier Giroud, AC Milan
FW: Antoine Griezmann, Atletico Madrid
FW: Kylian Mbappe, PSG
FW: Randal Kolo Muani, Eintracht Frankfurt
FW: Kingsley Coman, Bayern Munich

Morocco team

GK: Yassine Bounou (Sevilla)
GK: Munir El Kajoui (Al Wehda)
GK: Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti (Wydad Casablanca)
DF: Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United)
DF: Yahia Attiat Allah (Wydad Casablanca)
DF: Badr Benoun (Qatar SC)
DF: Achraf Dari (Stade Brest)
DF: Jawad El Yamiq (Real Valladolid)
DF: Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain)
DF: Noussair Mazraoui (Bayern Munich)
DF: Romain Saiss (Besiktas)
MF: Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina)
MF: Selim Amallah (Standard Liege)
MF: Bilal El Khannouss (Racing Genk)
MF: Yahya Jabrane (Wydad Casablanca)
MF: Azzedine Ounahi (Angers)
MF: Abdelhamid Sabiri (Sampdoria)
FW: Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse)
FW: Soufiane Boufal (Angers)
FW: Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers)
FW: Walid Cheddira (Bari)
FW: Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla)
FW: Abde Ezzalzouli (Osasuna)
FW: Abderrazak Hamdallah (Al Ittihad)
FW: Amine Harit (Olympique Marseille)
FW: Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea)

France national football team vs Morocco national football team confirmed starting lineups

France starting lineup

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Morocco starting lineup

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France national football team vs Morocco national football team stats

• France have never lost to Morocco, with their previous five meetings being friendlies (W3 D2).
• Les Bleus are playing in their seventh World Cup semi-final, winning their previous three matches at this stage.
• Frenchman Antoine Griezmann has been involved in eight goals in his last eight World Cup starts (3 goals, 5 assists).
• Olivier Giroud has scored four goals so far in Qatar, and would be the oldest player to score five in a single edition of the tournament.
• Morocco is unbeaten in its last six World Cup matches (W3 E3), the longest unbeaten streak by an African nation in the tournament’s history.
• The Atlas Lions have kept four clean sheets so far in this tournament, with the last two teams to register five in a single edition and lift the trophy (Spain 2010, Italy 2006).
• Morocco have made more clearances (137) and more tackles (104) than any other team in the World Cup.
• Youssef En-Nesyri (2) could become the fourth African to score more than 3 goals in a single edition of the World Cup.
• Antoine Griezmann has created the most chances (17) of any player at the 2022 World Cup and has the highest expected assists (2.94 xA). The next closest player on the list of expected assists is Jamal Musiala at 1.86.
• Achraf Hakimi has attempted the most tackles (19) of any player at the World Cup and has the second most successful tackles (15). His teammate, Noussair Mazraoui, has 13 tackles and eight made, which places him sixth and seventh respectively.
• No team has reached consecutive World Cup finals since Brazil in 1994 and 1998, while no team has repeated as World Cup champion since Brazil in 1958 and 1962. No consecutive World Cup final in history He has had the same two teams.

France vs Morocco: some key stats and analysis

France

Shots per game: 15.6
Shots on target per game: 6.0
Goals per game: 2.2
Goal conversion: 14%
Shots conceded per game: 8.8
Goals conceded per game: 1.0
Goalkeeper saves per game: 2.0 (67%)

Morocco

Shots per game: 7.8
Shots on target per game: 62.6
Goals per game: 1.0
Goal conversion: 13%
Shots conceded per game: 9.0
Goals conceded per game: 0.2
Goalkeeper saves per game: 1.6 (83%)

Head-to-head stats

Total games played – 11

France wins: 7

Morocco wins: 1

Draw: 3

Last meeting: The last match between these 2 teams was played back in 2007 that resulted in a draw.

Key stats this fixture

The Fixture has seen 2.72 goals per game.
France scored 1.45 goal per game against Morocco.
Morocco scored 1.27 goals per game against France.

France vs Morocco star players

France

• Kylian Mbappe (2022 World Cup): 5 games / 5 goals / 2 assists
• Giroud (2022 World Cup): 5 games / 4 goals / 0 assists
• Antoine Griezmann (2022 World Cup): 5 games / 0 goals / 3 assists
• Theo Hernandez (2022 World Cup): 5 games / 0 goals / 2 assists

Morocco

• En-Nesyri (2022 World Cup): 5 games / 2 goals / 0 assists
• Hakim Ziyech (2022 World Cup): 5 games / 1 goal / 1 assist
• Achraf Hakimi (2022 World Cup): 5 games / 0 goals / 1 assist
• Abdelhamid Sabiri (2022 World Cup): 5 games / 1 goal / 0 assists

France vs Morocco Prediction and final analysis

France will surely start as favorites against Morocco on Wednesday. However, they cannot take the Atlas Lions lightly. Deschamps’s men cannot relent at first looking at the solid defensive form of the Moroccans.

On the other hand, Morocco will seek to continue with the same strategy of frustrating the opposition with an impeccable defense. They have already given some of the best teams like Belgium, Spain and Portugal a lot of heartbreak. Now it’s time to take on the defending champions.

Our analysis based on tactics and statistics maintains that France is the favorite for this match. France’s forward and midfield have been among the best during this World Cup, but France is yet to face a strong defense like Morocco’s.

So our scoreline prediction is France 3-2 Morocco.

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