At 3 a.m. today Beijing time, the first semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup started. With Messi's 1 shot and 2 passes from , Argentina defeated Croatia 3-0. This game was broken by a controversial penalty. Croatia's overall condition was very bad, with a lot of loopholes in defense. Argentina entered the World Cup final again after half a year.
Beijing time tomorrow at 3 am, the second semi-final will start. France vs Morocco, France is the defending champion of , with strong strength. Before the World Cup, Kanter, Pogba and other major players were injured early. After the World Cup roster was released, Benzema and Nkuta withdrew again due to injury, but even so, the French team played all the way to the semi-finals, which was quite smooth.
In the first round of the group stage, France defeated Australia 4-1 after conceding the ball first. After defeating Denmark 2-1 in the second round, they qualified in the group one round ahead of schedule. In the third round, France changed 9 starters in one go, and eventually lost to Tunisia 0-1. The eighth finals played quite easily against Poland, winning 3-1. In the quarterfinals, the French team played very hard, but they finally won 2-1 and advanced to the semi-finals.
This French team has strong defense line and the midfield is a little tender. The combination of frontcourt Mbappe + Griezmann + Dembele + Giroud is really great, with different styles, speed, technology, explosive points, and height. In Atletico Madrid , Griezmann becomes omnipotent as soon as he arrives at the national team.
And Morocco is definitely the biggest dark horse of this World Cup. He defeated Croatia 0-0 in the first round of the group stage, defeated Belgium 2-0 in the second round, defeated Canada 2-1 in the third round, and fought against Spain 0-0 in the 120th minute in the quarterfinals. He eliminated his opponent in the penalty shootout, and defeated Portugal 1-0 in the quarterfinals.
lost 1 goal in 5 games, and it was an own goal. The last time I did this was the Italian team in 2006. It is precisely because of this that many fans are full of expectations for the Moroccan team, hoping that they can defeat the French team and advance to the finals, but can it really be achieved?
It is reported that on the French side, , both Pamecano and Rabiot, may miss the game, while Morocco team suffered even more losses, Chedira was suspended from red card, Seth and , Mazravi are still recovering from injury, and all three of them may miss the game.
Morocco's defense is indeed extremely strong. The downed foot in the midfield and backcourt, including one-step counterattack, are all first-class, but this team has an obvious weakness. The forward's scoring ability is too weak. When there is a single shot in counterattack, the forward panics like Wu Lei .
latest odds list, the French team lost 1.43 in victory, 3.55 in draw, and 6.40 in losses. The market is still obviously optimistic about the French team. Relatively speaking, the French team has a relatively good style, with a stable defense and strong attack power in the frontcourt. Overall, it is still optimistic about the French team's victory, with the score forecast of 2-0, 3-0, 3-1.