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France national football team
World Cup | Semi-Finals
Dec 14, 2022 at 7pm UK
Al Bayt Stadium
Morocco national football team

France
2 - 0
Morocco

Hernandez (5'), Kolo (79')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Boufal (27')

The Match

Analysis

Sports Mole provides highlights, man of the match and stats from France's 2-0 victory over Morocco in the World Cup semi-final.

Match Report

France become the first World Cup holders in 24 years to reach the final as they bring Morocco's journey to an end with a 2-0 semi-final win at the Al Bayt Stadium.

Team News

France are forced into making two changes for Wednesday's World Cup semi-final with Morocco at the Al Bayt Stadium.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's World Cup clash between France and Morocco, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Morocco could line up for Wednesday's World Cup 2022 semi-final with France.

Form, Standings, Stats

All competitions
World Cup
Last Game: England 1-2 France
Saturday, December 10 at 7pm in World Cup
All competitions
World Cup
Last Game: Morocco 1-0 Portugal
Saturday, December 10 at 3pm in World Cup

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a France win with a probability of 51.22%. A draw had a probability of 25.8% and a win for Morocco had a probability of 23.02%.

The most likely scoreline for a France win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.97%) and 2-1 (9.3%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.15%), while for a Morocco win it was 0-1 (7.94%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-0 win for France in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for France.

Result
FranceDrawMorocco
51.22% (1.124 1.12) 25.76% (-0.464 -0.46) 23.02% (-0.655 -0.66)
Both teams to score 47.55% (0.607 0.61)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
44.7% (1.153 1.15)55.3% (-1.148 -1.15)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.48% (0.939 0.94)76.52% (-0.934 -0.93)
France Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.37% (0.97199999999999 0.97)21.64% (-0.966 -0.97)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
45.24% (1.463 1.46)54.76% (-1.457 -1.46)
Morocco Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.68% (0.025999999999996 0.03)39.32% (-0.021999999999998 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.98% (0.024999999999999 0.02)76.03% (-0.019999999999996 -0.02)
Score Analysis
    France 51.22%
    Morocco 23.02%
    Draw 25.76%
FranceDrawMorocco
1-0 @ 13.02% (-0.2 -0.2)
2-0 @ 9.97% (0.136 0.14)
2-1 @ 9.3% (0.131 0.13)
3-0 @ 5.09% (0.213 0.21)
3-1 @ 4.75% (0.201 0.2)
3-2 @ 2.22% (0.095 0.1)
4-0 @ 1.95% (0.135 0.14)
4-1 @ 1.82% (0.127 0.13)
Other @ 3.11%
Total : 51.22%
1-1 @ 12.15% (-0.18 -0.18)
0-0 @ 8.51% (-0.385 -0.39)
2-2 @ 4.34% (0.064 0.06)
Other @ 0.76%
Total : 25.76%
0-1 @ 7.94% (-0.354 -0.35)
1-2 @ 5.67% (-0.081 -0.08)
0-2 @ 3.71% (-0.163 -0.16)
1-3 @ 1.77% (-0.024 -0.02)
2-3 @ 1.35% (0.021 0.02)
0-3 @ 1.15% (-0.05 -0.05)
Other @ 1.43%
Total : 23.02%

How you voted: France vs Morocco

France
56.7%
Draw
11.4%
Morocco
31.9%
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