In a World Cup full of surprises, Morocco have produced the biggest shock of them all by sneaking through all the way into the semifinals. Will the fairytale continue on Wednesday against France?
Bookmaker 10bet has the odds at 3.95 for Morocco to quality for Sunday’s final and only at 1.25 for France to get through.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: December 13th, 4:00 P.M. (EST)
The Atlas Lions face an extremely difficult task, but they have already come through a number of tough opponents and the team must feel like nothing can stop them. Morocco continue to prove people wrong and they will definitely love to do it again in Wednesday’s match-up.
Walid Regragui’s men weren’t even supposed to get through from their group that featured heavy-hitters Croatia and Belgium, but they ended up being one of only five teams to advance from the group stage with an unbeaten record and the impressive play has continued in the knockout rounds.
In total, Morocco have now had three meetings at the World Cup with teams ranked inside the top ten on the FIFA rankings, but they haven’t even conceded a single goal in these fixtures. It’s been a spectacular display of hard work and togetherness on the pitch and if Morocco can keep up their level of play, getting through to Sunday’s final should be a realistic achievement.
Can France be the team that finally scores a goal against Morocco? They certainly appear to have all the tools needed for it. Kylian Mbappe has looked like a man from another planet at the World Cup and Antoine Griezmann is also quietly having a fantastic tournament.
Griezmann has been one of the most creative players in Qatar and his play was finally rewarded with a pair of assists in Saturday’s 2-1 win over England. His work through five games now includes three assists in total with 15 key passes and six big chances created. The Atletico Madrid man has been the heartbeat of the team, and whilst it will be vital for Morocco to keep Mbappe quiet, they also need to find a way to limit Griezmann’s influence as much as they can.
Morocco’s Sofyan Amrabat has earned a lot of praise throughout the tournament and he will have a chance to grow his reputation even further if he can put Griezmann off his game. If Regragui’s team gets the job done against France’s most dangerous players, they should have a good chance to pick up their first-ever win in the head-to-head meetings. It’s the sixth clash between the two nations and France have gone unbeaten so far against Morocco, winning three matches and scoring 12 goals.
