France defender Raphael Varane has insisted that there can be no complacency from the World Cup holders after they tackle shock package deal Morocco within the semi-finals on Wednesday. Having edged out England within the final eight, Les Bleus are sturdy favourites to return to the ultimate despite the fact that Morocco have already eradicated Spain and Portugal within the knockout section in Qatar. “We have enough experience in the team to not fall into that trap,” stated Varane, one of many survivors of France’s victorious 2018 World Cup marketing campaign, when requested in regards to the hazard of over-confidence.

“We know Morocco are not here by chance. It is up to us experienced players to make sure everyone is prepared for another battle.”

France have reached the goal set by the nation’s soccer federation of attending to the final 4 however Manchester United defender Varane stated the group had been hungry for a spot in Sunday’s closing in opposition to Argentina or Croatia. “It is not easy to get to a World Cup semi-final so we are very pleased, but the only real objective is to win it,” he stated. “That was always the aim.”

Fellow defender Jules Kounde was filled with reward for a Morocco group which have made historical past — the primary African facet to achieve a World Cup semi-final and the primary Arab group to take action. Walid Regragui’s males beat Portugal 1-0 within the quarter-finals after dumping out Spain on penalties within the final 16.

They additionally beat Belgium and drew with Croatia in the course of the group section and have conceded only a single objective, from an personal objective, of their 5 matches to date. “They are very compact, with lines that are close together, and they leave little time for the player on the ball to organise himself,” stated Barcelona right-back Kounde.

“They also run really fast, so we’ll need to play with few touches, move the ball around quickly and try to unbalance them by moving from one side to the other.”

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