Morocco’s dream run within the 2022 FIFA World Cup got here to an finish with a 2-0 defeat to defending champions France within the semi-finals. By progressing to the final 4, Morocco created historical past having turn out to be the primary African facet to take action. They now await a fiery Croatia facet that misplaced to Argentina within the second semi-final. Though the 2 groups square-off in an ‘inconsequential’ third-place playoff, there’s nonetheless loads to look to ahead to, particularly for Morocco who might go on to create historical past.

Morocco, who’ve unarguably been one of the crucial spectacular groups within the event, did punch above their weight as they made it so far as the semi-finals. But, what’s attention-grabbing to notice is that no crew, outdoors of Europe and South America, has ever completed Third within the historical past of the FIFA World Cup.

If Morocco go on to beat Croatia on Saturday, they might turn out to be the primary crew, outdoors of Europe and South America, in FIFA World Cup historical past to take the third spot on the rostrum.

List of previous groups who completed Third and 4th in FIFA World Cup historical past:

France had ended Morocco’s World Cup dream as targets from Theo Hernandez and Randal Kolo Muani gave the holders a 2-0 win of their semi-final conflict to arrange a showdown on Sunday with Lionel Messi‘s Argentina.

It appeared that France would possibly make quick work of their opponents when Hernandez scored inside 5 minutes at Al Bayt Stadium on Wednesday, regardless of having a hostile crowd in opposition to them.

Morocco, the primary African or Arab crew ever to succeed in the final 4 at a World Cup, dug deep regardless of damage issues solely to concede a late second as substitute Kolo Muani scored moments after approaching.

With AFP inputs

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