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00:00Thank you very much, Gary, and hello, everyone.
00:05Well, either history will repeat itself and France reach successive World Cup finals,
00:12or new World Cup history will be made and Morocco will win through.
00:16Morocco were the first African side to win a World Cup point.
00:20That was in 1970.
00:22They were the first African side to win a World Cup group.
00:25That was in 1986.
00:26Now they are about to become the first African side to play in a World Cup semifinal.
00:35And what support they have here.
00:40Fantastic noise.
00:43But as always, a pause before the drama for the national anthems, starting with the Marseilles.
00:56Thank you very much.
01:26Thank you very much.
01:56Champions, President Macron here.
02:01Now the anthem of the would-be world beaters.
02:04Thank you very much.
02:19Bye.
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03:52as Yusuf Fafana replaces Rabiot, also ill.
03:56Griezmann has gone from France's finisher-in-chief
03:58to the creator supreme.
04:01Giroud has four goals in this tournament.
04:03And then there's Kylian Mbappe.
04:06Do you know, when Diego Maradona was Mbappe's age,
04:09he'd scored twice in World Cup finals.
04:12Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi had won a piece at his age.
04:16Miroslav Kloza, who tops the lot for World Cup finals goals,
04:20hadn't even got off the mark.
04:23The 23-year-old Mbappe already has nine.
04:28As the two captains, Ramin Sais and Hugo Lloris, meet,
04:33the referee is Cesar Ramos from Mexico,
04:36who has sent off more than one player in a single game
04:41on no fewer than five occasions in 2022.
04:46The VAR team is led by Drew Fisher of Canada.
04:52Well, Morocco's currency is clean sheets.
04:54The only goal they've conceded in eight minutes short of 14 hours of football
04:58was an own goal against Canada.
05:01Bono saved two of Spain's three penalties in the shootout.
05:04The other hit the post.
05:05A Gerd and Ramin Sais start.
05:08They limped out of the games against Spain and Portugal, respectively.
05:12Chawad El-Yamik also starting in what is a back five.
05:15In midfield, Azadeen Unahi's been an absolute revelation
05:18with the title of Sofyan Amrabant.
05:21Ziyech and Bufal support Youssef N. Naziri,
05:24who is now the first Moroccan ever to score at two World Cups.
05:27He has five goals in his last nine internationals,
05:30but only two league goals for Sevilla this calendar year.
05:34And there he is, the man who leads the Moroccan line.
05:40Kylian Mbappe has scored as many goals at this World Cup finals as Morocco.
05:48It is the North Africans who will kick off the second semifinal.
05:54Argentina will be watching closely.
05:57And here's history, because when the countdown finishes,
06:04for the first time ever, an African boot will touch a ball in a World Cup semifinal.
06:11Off we go.
06:17How much do Morocco have left in the tank after their extraordinary journey
06:23against a French side who lost to North African opposition in the group,
06:29Tunisia, albeit with pretty much a second team out.
06:33Danny Murphy is alongside me.
06:36Such a great occasion and such a piece of World Cup history.
06:40Yeah, fantastic.
06:41The atmosphere is incredible.
06:42You can feel the tension.
06:48This Morocco side.
06:50This is Bufal.
06:51Great resilience.
06:53Also have a ruthless streak.
06:55Take their chances when they have.
07:01Here's Antoine Griezmann.
07:04Finding Ousmane Dembele.
07:06Dembele towards the edge of the penalty area.
07:09And it's cut out by Azadeen Unahi.
07:15That is the tireless Amrabat charging forward.
07:18Koundé is with him.
07:21Well, Morocco have done it to us again here, Danny.
07:34You know they changed the goalkeeper after the anthems.
07:36Agued is not out there.
07:41Now, they were putting Saïs and Agued through their paces, both with thigh injuries before the kickoff here.
07:49But we've got Ashraf Dari wearing number 20 on the right of the back three.
07:53So, Agued has pulled out of this semi-final very late on.
07:58The team sheet we have in front of us has his name on it.
08:01The monitors we have in front of us has his name off.
08:04But that man there is not Agued.
08:08It is Ashraf Dari playing at the back for Morocco.
08:12So, that change has obviously had to be made very, very late in the game.
08:16He plays in France with Brest, who we joined from Waira Casablanca, the champions of Africa in the summer.
08:25Yeah, very late change, wasn't it?
08:27They've obviously given him every opportunity to make the first 11.
08:32Not felt up to it.
08:33Made the change last minute.
08:37The system still stays the same.
08:39Yeah.
08:39But it is a blow for them because he's been terrific.
08:48It is, Agued, the West Ham defender out of this semi-final.
08:53Very, very late on.
08:57Here is Romain Sais.
08:59An almost miraculous recovery from him.
09:04Stretched off in the last game.
09:06His left thigh was tapped with ice all the way around it.
09:13All the way.
09:13There was a circumference high up on that left leg.
09:16And here he is in the starting line-up against the odds.
09:18And Morocco have lost the ball rather cheaply.
09:21But they couldn't feed it into Olivier Giroud.
09:23And Sofiane Amrabat is there.
09:36Different role for this fella, Azzardine Unahi today.
09:40He's just a little bit deeper because of the change in formation that Waleed Red Graghi has pulled out of the hat.
09:48Force of circumstance might have dictated that.
09:50But Unahi's been absolutely outstanding as a kind of aid.
09:55As a more attacking midfielder.
09:57Real breath of fresh air.
09:58Yeah, good feet.
09:59Great energy.
10:01Comfortable getting on the ball.
10:03Be no problem for him playing that little bit deeper.
10:05He'll have to be a little bit more disciplined today.
10:09Ibrahim Akunate played the game against Trinisia the last group game.
10:16Here's Varane.
10:17Varane finds Ousmane Dembele though.
10:40Varane.
10:41Oh, clever from Griezmann.
10:43Griezmann in a really dangerous area.
10:45Mbappe is there.
10:46Mbappe again and again.
10:49It hit Dari.
10:50And it's in.
10:55Beo Anandes has struck France in front inside five minutes.
11:03The world champions lead in the World Cup semi-final.
11:06Morocco behind the worst possible start for them.
11:18Mbappe right in the middle of it.
11:20It's a slip, isn't it, from El Yamek.
11:22Tries to get in front of Griezmann.
11:24Naive defending.
11:25Then they're scrambling all over the place.
11:29And when it falls to Nandes, takes his time.
11:31Good technique.
11:33Waits for it to drop.
11:37Great start for France.
11:38Disastrous start for Morocco.
11:40Poor defending, wasn't it?
11:41Very unlike them.
11:42Trying to get in front too early against the quality of France.
11:52Well, Ashraf Dari on the line is actually standing virtually behind the line when the ball goes in.
11:57Could he have done more?
12:01It was brilliant by Griezmann.
12:03The slip was unfortunate.
12:04The finish was excellent.
12:06And Reg Ragh is Morocco behind.
12:11The slip came from being too eager.
12:13Too keen to try and get in front.
12:16No problem.
12:16Just stay behind him early on and again.
12:18No need to try and get in front.
12:19Especially with someone like Griezmann.
12:20So aware of where you are.
12:23It was a good pass as well.
12:25Ibrahim Akarnate in very quickly.
12:27For France.
12:28Griezmann.
12:28Mbappe.
12:30Unai took it from him.
12:33Hakim Ziyech.
12:37Hakimi.
12:38Game has barely settled down really.
12:40And France already lead.
12:52Jarrod El-Yamek.
12:56Romain Saiz.
12:57Well a very tough job.
13:03Is a whole lot tougher now.
13:06Yeah the last thing they wanted to do.
13:08Give themselves a mountain to climb against this.
13:11Quality French side.
13:12You don't mind playing on the counter by the way.
13:14They are not a particularly high pressing team.
13:18The stats tell us that.
13:18They're happy to sit in.
13:20And when you've got the goal.
13:21Here we see the finish.
13:22He waits for it just to drop enough so he can get a good contact.
13:29Very good from the numbers.
13:34Replaced his brother Lucas in the side early on in the tournament.
13:37Lucas was injured in the opening game against Australia.
13:39Here is Hakimi now.
13:44And this here he is in the middle.
13:46Hakimi has run into traffic.
13:47But Ziyech picks it up for Morocco.
13:49It's a good shot as that.
13:56Fofana out to Mbappe.
14:00Dembele is in a good position.
14:02It's going to come through.
14:03Yusuf Fofana to Dembele.
14:05Good challenge.
14:25Hakimi.
14:27Amrabat.
14:30Unai.
14:31Two power play.
14:38Ziyech.
14:41Hakimi was just twisted around by the Ziyech pass which had a little bit too much pace on it for him.
14:50Born in Paris, the coach of Morocco played almost all his playing career in France.
15:01Big shoes for Fofana to fill in the midfield tonight.
15:03I think Rabiot's done well because he's going to have to get over and help out Hernandez.
15:08I know the lads were talking about it in the studio.
15:10But that combination down the right side, Ziyech and Hakimi, has been productive for them.
15:16And it's one area of the pitch where they look really strong.
15:21Giroud with a little layoff.
15:22And Naziri cut it out.
15:23Forward by Amrabat.
15:26A very strong challenge by Ibrahima Konate on Hakim Ziyech.
15:33Experience playing in a major final with Morocco.
15:36They lost to Tunisia in the final of the 2004 African Nations Cup with him in their side as a right back.
15:43And it's Raui forward.
15:47Unahi.
15:48Unahi!
15:49Oh, good save by Hilo Ries.
15:51It nearly came to end this series.
15:57Well, Azzardine Unahi has made a brilliant name for himself at this tournament.
16:05Started this game superbly well.
16:08So confident.
16:09Great feet.
16:09Got his shots away.
16:11Good response from Morocco.
16:12So...
16:13Deo Hernandez forward.
16:17Amrabat.
16:26That's a good turn, too.
16:29By Sofia Buffal.
16:31Ziyech.
16:34Chiumeni.
16:36Right under the referee's assistant's nose.
16:39Nothing given.
16:40Yeah, looked at foul on first sight.
16:46Miguel Hernandez is the man with the flag on that far side.
16:49Here's Ousmane Dembele stepping inside of Nusayi Masraoui and finding Griezmann.
16:54That's a good-looking ball.
16:56Was there a little pull by Hakimi on Mbappe?
16:59Tate doesn't really matter.
16:59He was offside anyway.
17:03Well, he certainly looks like a referee who's going to let the game go.
17:07Which is always a good thing.
17:08This is the chance from Monaghi.
17:13It's not a bad effort, actually.
17:21Good save by Hugo Ruiz.
17:24This is 19th game in World Cup Finals, the Tottenham goalkeeper.
17:31Jules Koundek.
17:41Jules Koundek.
17:42Chiumeni.
17:43Griezmann.
17:45Konate.
17:46Hernandez.
17:46Yusuf Fafana.
17:55Yusuf Fafana.
18:00Yusuf Fafana.
18:08Griezmann.
18:26Came off Antoine Griezmann from the Bufal challenge because Morocco have a throw-in.
18:32They won't change their game plan this early.
18:35No.
18:35Early goal is a blow, but it's not a cue for plan B yet.
18:41No, whether they play a four or a five, the principles are still the same.
18:45Close to each other.
18:47No space for France to play, but if you make mistakes like that, you're going to ask for trouble.
18:51But generally, their philosophy is drop off, condense the space, then play on the counter.
18:58Well, with that goal coming after five minutes, Morocco didn't quite make the 14-hour mark
19:03without an opponent scoring against them.
19:08They had conceded one goal in their last eight games.
19:11That sliding own goal by Nayefa Gerd in the match against Canada.
19:14I think the disappointment was the manner of the goal.
19:21It's a mistake, really.
19:23And Yannick's under pressure here as well.
19:25He nearly lost that to Dembele.
19:29Masraoui.
19:29Masraoui.
19:43it's a sneaked away by
20:06Yusuf Fafana but it's a foul and a free kick
20:09to Morocco
20:09France have actually lost more games
20:13against African opponents in World Cup
20:15finals than any other country from any
20:18continent
20:19losing to Senegal 20 years ago famously
20:25in Korea losing to South Africa in 2010
20:28and losing to Tunisia here
20:31but they're winning this one early days
20:43Ziyech that's a good looking ball in
20:45Konate managed to get up over the top of
20:49Ashraf Dari and make the clearance
20:50Leo Hernandez forward
20:52that's found Usman Dembele whose first touch was
20:55terrific
20:56to me
21:02so
21:14Varane, Fofana, Mbappe, in this year he got a little touch on it.
21:44Amrabat, Nahi forward, that's a nice turn by Sofyan Bufal, who's really picked up pace here,
22:10now can he find the pass, Hakim Ziyech!
22:13Might have just been falling as he hit this, brilliant move though, win it back, break
22:25out quickly, good quality passing through the line, nice turn, Bufal plays the pass at the
22:31right time, he just rushed it a bit, he's stretching on his weak foot, maybe could have come back
22:35inside on his left, but that's exactly what we're talking about, oh that's found Giroud,
22:40he's bounced over the top of Romain Saiz, Giroud, he's hit the post!
22:47Olivier Giroud smashes the woodwork, and Morocco escaped just…
22:54Yeah it looks like he's struggling Saiz, he really was struggling to turn then, he's limping
23:03as he runs, super effort from Giroud wasn't it, he's unlucky but… just watching Saiz on the
23:11turn then, he's really struggling!
23:13Well I think it was always going to be a gamble, naming Saiz and Aged in the starting line-up,
23:23Aged didn't even get to the first whistle and I'm not sure that Saiz has very much chance
23:28at all of getting to the last whistle, nevertheless here's Eljanic, yeah that was a real struggle
23:52for him, I mean Giroud's not the quickest we know it at but he couldn't turn properly,
23:57he couldn't sprint after him.
23:58And Regraghi is in conversation with his substitutes and I think there's going to be a change here,
24:10his Usain Masraoui trying to get the better of Jules Koundé.
24:13I think there has to be Steve, you can't stay on when you can't run properly, you're going
24:20to let your team down.
24:25brave to try exactly as you would in a World Cup semi-final but…
24:32Unahi, nicely laid off to Hakimi, Amrabat.
24:39Unahi, Ziyech with the chance to cross, Hugo Lloris should take that and does.
24:59I think Salim Amala is the player we just saw getting ready to come on, if that's the
25:15case I think it will be a change of formation because he is a midfielder and they probably
25:19swapped back into the 4-3-3 that they played in each of the games so far at this tournament
25:26but we'll see.
25:27It certainly is Salim Amala who's going to be coming on, the standard Liege midfielder.
25:33Salim Amala who's going to be coming on, the standard Liege midfielder.
25:40Tumeni, Konate, Varane.
25:52Nearly missed this World Cup, remember the tears of Rafa Varane when he injured his side
25:57for Manchester United against Chelsea.
25:59It's going to be a free kick to Morocco.
26:04Yeah, he's been terrific for him, for France.
26:10I mean if this substitution is a change of system, you understand it in a way because
26:14they're a goal down but I do think they would have stuck with the five or the three centre-halves
26:19if Saiz stayed fit but yeah, he can't do it, he can't.
26:35Well, the World Cup semi-final is not the place to be carrying injured players.
26:41Romain Saiz has given it what he had but all he had was 20 minutes.
26:48And that gamble on both Agued and Saiz, both named in the original starting line-up, has
27:00unravelled with less than a quarter of the game played.
27:13The problem is with Hoare at the back, of course, is that Hakimi and Masraouia are going
27:17going to have to be a little bit more disciplined to help the centre-halves not go as high too early,
27:22which means you lose a bit of their attacking strengths.
27:26Unahi trying to get away from Antoine Griezmann.
27:36Masraoui.
27:41To Omeni, away to Ibrahima Kunate.
27:54I think Gary said it before the game, this is France's seventh World Cup semi-final.
28:00They lost their first three and have won the last three.
28:07They lost their first three-final.
28:22Ziyech finding a little bit of room, and finding Hakimi, Dufain, Amala, Hakimi,
28:52Salih, Mamala back around the corner, free kick has been given Francis way, Deo Hernandez is the man down.
29:09You can just see from our elevated position, when Hakimi goes forward, you see Mbappe staying high on the left in case there's a turnover,
29:16which means there'd be a huge problem for Darry if there was, he's got to be careful with that Hakimi, especially now they're in a four.
29:46Varane, Giroud making the run, Mbappe too, it's too long for Mbappe, headed away by Ashraf Darry, Giroud, Fofana losing out,
30:04Hakimi should be able to clear here, finds Eliamek, confident from Bono in the Moroccan goal.
30:16Well won, Amala, Ziyech foul, free kick.
30:32They've got to try and gather themselves, Morocco, they've got a goal down early on, they've lost their captain.
30:41Build their way back into the game, get some passes in, put some confidence.
30:46Quite a lot of the games at this World Cup, it feels like have been played to an audience, this one is being played to a crowd and it's a pretty frantic, frenzied crowd as well, mostly wearing Moroccan red.
31:02But even the will of the people, and most of the people in the stadium is supporting Morocco, may not be enough to loosen France's grip.
31:24Unahi, Masraou, he's done well, Sofyan Amrabat here.
31:35Salim Amala forward, Hakimi hit it and it canoned off Ibrahima Konate in the direction of Kylian Mbappe.
31:42And Mbappe is moving and looking for Dembele and there's a pull on Azadean Unahi and the referee is off in the direction of Dembele.
31:56It was good play for Morocco again, nice intricate passing.
31:59Got themselves between the lines, I think Hakimi rushed it, bad angle, 25, 30 yards out, stay a bit more patient when they get in those dangerous positions.
32:17Hakimi.
32:17Oh, Pio Hernandez sold himself, Ziyech is in behind him and Hernandez has recovered just about, and then he slides into a challenge and gets the free kick, Bufal it was, and Sofyan Bufal is going to be shown the yellow card here, but Pio Hernandez got himself in trouble, not once but twice.
32:39Well he did recover well, initially I thought it could be a penalty.
32:47And then on the replay, of course, you can see the contact first, but Ziyech certainly got in behind him.
32:59Looks like he's struggling a bit.
33:06It was good from Ziyech though.
33:08Going at him, testing him out, seeing what he's got, using his skill to see if he can turn and twist the same as him.
33:15Beat him quite comfortably there.
33:17It's an area of pitch, they can get some joy.
33:20Yeah.
33:21There he goes.
33:25Just too keen early in the game and then it causes chaos.
33:31It's a really good finish.
33:32It's an excellent finish, isn't it?
33:33Because he didn't hurry it.
33:34No.
33:35Not sure I've ever been able to get my leg that high anyway, but yeah, great technique.
33:49Well, they have been under the 10 years that Didier Deschamps has been in charge.
33:58A constant force in world football.
34:02Quarter finalists in his first tournament in 2014 World Cup.
34:07Runners up in 2016 Euros, of course, to Portugal and winning the World Cup four years ago.
34:14Round of 16 in the European Championships last year.
34:19They're also the Nations League holders as well.
34:22France.
34:23Well, we saw against England, didn't we?
34:24This French side don't have to always play well to win.
34:27They have such firepower, they have experience, good patience.
34:36And they can dig in.
34:37They can be resilient.
34:38We saw that in the semi-final against Belgium and Russia.
34:40Yeah, we did.
34:43Belgium found it almost impossible to lay a glove on France in that semi-final four years ago in St. Petersburg.
34:51Here's Sofiane Bouffal.
34:53Oh, Giroud took it away from Amrabat.
34:59That's a foul by Salim Amala on Olivier Giroud.
35:07Well, we said it in the England game.
35:09I mean, this is a winter World Cup for us Europeans, but what an Indian summer to his career for Olivier Giroud.
35:17He, had Karim Benzema been fit, he might not have played in this tournament.
35:23Barely at all.
35:24We might not have been in the semi-final either.
35:27That's the way football works, isn't it?
35:28The winner against ourselves in the last round.
35:31And in a World Cup where some very famous names appear to have hit the end of the road in their international careers.
35:46Lionel Messi is getting better and better in this tournament and Olivier Giroud may never have played better.
35:58That's a lovely ball, though, by Azzedine Unahi.
36:04Ziyech.
36:05En-Naziri in the middle.
36:06Ziyech.
36:08Can't find an angle for a shot.
36:11Lusayir Masraoui.
36:12Oh, Dufaul's done really well.
36:18Masraoui, the flag has stayed down.
36:21Oh.
36:22Unahi.
36:23And now the flag went up before he actually delivered the shot.
36:27He looked close.
36:28Irrelevant at that.
36:29It was a good move again.
36:30Really incisive passing through the lines, building confidence in the game.
36:35Yeah, he's offside.
36:37Good decision.
36:40They are having their moments.
36:45They are.
36:48It's just that final little bit of patience when they're in that final third, that bit of quality.
36:53It's been quite a year for that coach, Waleed Regragui.
37:01Winning the African equivalent of the Champions League with Wadad Casablanca before joining Morocco only in late August.
37:12Has not lost a game yet as their coach.
37:19That's nicely done.
37:22Amala, lovely ball.
37:23Well cut out by Ibrahima Konate and Nassir.
37:26He was just behind him.
37:29He's done well, Amala, since he's come on.
37:31He's added some real spark in the midfield, some energy.
37:34He's getting in a great little position there between Fafana and Hernandez.
37:39Is there an element possibly, Dani, that they know that they came into this game with...
37:47Saiz, they'd have seen him in training.
37:48They knew where he was.
37:49Now that that question's been answered, no, he can't play.
37:53They're back in their formation that they've been playing in this tournament up to now.
37:57Albeit, perhaps, not with the starting eleven that they would choose because of Egerd and Saiz not being there, but they're more comfortable with where they are now.
38:07Yeah, they do look more balanced.
38:08I think there's also a freedom comes when you go a goal down because nothing to lose.
38:13You start getting on the ball more.
38:16The French dropping off, letting them have a bit of possession.
38:18But they've certainly grown into the game without causing France too many problems.
38:21They've had a pretty good last ten minutes, so they've just lost the ball here, and there might be problems if that's threaded through to Mbappe, which it is.
38:29Olivier Giroud is in the middle.
38:32Mbappe cutting inside.
38:34Good.
38:34Oh, I think too many shots hit Giroud, who was standing in an offside position.
38:38Well, Theo Hernandez is still down here.
38:51He's down quite a lot in this tournament.
38:53Not the toughest full-back in the world.
38:56Although he does get caught.
39:03A little bit naughty.
39:06Yeah, it's a bit late, doesn't it?
39:08It's been a bit harsh on him there.
39:09It's a painful one when you see it.
39:11Yeah.
39:12The Mashraf Dari.
39:17Played Kamavinga at left-back against Tunisia.
39:24Griezmann.
39:29Ousmane Dembele.
39:33So, corner kick just reacted a little bit too slowly.
39:37Ousmane Masraoui to prevent that corner from Dembele.
39:43Ousmane Dembele is actually married to a Moroccan TikTok influencer.
39:49Can you believe?
39:49I wonder if she's supporting them.
39:53I wonder if she's supporting them.
39:54Yeah.
39:57Probably her husband, in all honesty.
39:59Yeah, probably.
39:59Antoine Griezmann will take this corner kick for France, leading by a goal to nil.
40:07Ibrahima Kanate has come forward waving his arms to make a run inside the penalty area.
40:16Nearly came to him too.
40:18And that's lashed by Fofana.
40:19Certainly not a prolific goal scorer.
40:27In his league football for Fofana.
40:29No.
40:30Difficult one to spin on the edge of your box.
40:32Your weak foot.
40:33Mind you, Tua Mene is not a regular goal scorer either.
40:46And his goal wasn't too bad the other day.
40:49Very true.
40:52And Yamek.
40:53Amala just losing out.
41:14Now Tua Mene can advance into that space.
41:17Ziyech tried to stop him and couldn't.
41:19It's Mbappe.
41:20And hit out by Yamek.
41:23I'm not sure it was going in any way.
41:25It might now, though.
41:26Giroud's put it wide.
41:32Real let-off.
41:36It all came from losing the ball in the middle of the pitch.
41:41Ziyech doesn't do enough.
41:42It's a clever little ball.
41:43Hakimi just has enough to stop Mbappe getting a free shot.
41:47And then when it comes to Giroud, he started to take it one touch.
41:50Should be scoring.
41:52A man in form.
41:53He had time to take a touch.
41:56Well, they've scored one and had two big opportunities, France, to make it two.
42:03But they're mistakes Morocco are making to give the chances.
42:06It's a poor giveaway in the middle of the pitch.
42:08It's the difficulty when you play a side with so much quality on the counter, so much pace.
42:19As soon as you give the ball away, you're in trouble.
42:24Here's Masraoui.
42:28In the series, the dummy didn't fill Varane.
42:30That's a hefty coming together by involving Thurameni and Amrabat.
42:39Amrabat has been extraordinary throughout this tournament.
42:54Yeah, he's been a real plus for them.
42:59Tenacious, decent with the ball.
43:01Leads them out there.
43:03I can always see him demanding more off others.
43:05Koundé.
43:15Varane.
43:15Kanata.
43:18Kanata.
43:18Kanata.
43:19Kanata.
43:19Kanata.
43:45Kanata.
43:51Alliamik just got a foot around Olivier Giroud's hip, but Thurameni has collected.
43:58For Farna.
44:01So, I really like that from Loris.
44:02Now and again, mixing it up.
44:04Use Giroud, use his strength, get some knockdowns, get high up the pitch.
44:08It's a great weapon to have.
44:11Underrated long ball to a big forward and playing off him sometimes.
44:14We see the Dutch getting back into the game against Argentina playing that way.
44:21Spain steadfastly refused to play that way.
44:26And it's cost them in two World Cups running now.
44:28Yeah.
44:32Variation is always key to the good teams.
44:35Mixing the game up a little bit.
44:38Mbappe.
44:42Griezmann.
44:44Choumé.
44:51Antoine Griezmann.
44:53Oh, Eliamik tied that well.
44:55He did.
44:59He's asking for a goal kick, but it's going to be a corner.
45:03Clever little run from Griezmann.
45:05Down the side.
45:06I think he's got a point, Eliamik.
45:09I think he just touched the toe of Antoine Griezmann.
45:11Extraordinary that the golden boot winner at Euro 2016, Griezmann, has now gone 13 internationals without scoring.
45:25But if anything, he looks an even better player than when he was a regular scorer.
45:31Well, he's playing that little bit deeper, isn't he?
45:35Doing a bit more of a hard yard, which he does very, very well, by the way.
45:38You get the feeling for Morocco that this cannot go in.
45:41Five minutes before half-time.
45:43Griezmann with the corner kick and just flicked.
45:45Five-around, never on target.
45:55Near post run.
46:02Morocco have lost only one of their last 11 matches against European opposition.
46:08They've played against France more often than against any other European opposition, though they've never actually beaten them.
46:15Apart from a rather artificial penalty shootout in what was called the King Hassan, the second international tournament in 1998, which also involved England and Belgium.
46:28Memorable, really, only for Michael Owen scoring his first international goal just before the beginning of the World Cup in 1998.
46:39Morocco have got to start using Hakimi every chance they get because Mbappe is not following him at all.
46:45They can get the switch on to him, he's free, he can get forward, cause some problems.
46:51To keep looking to go out right, he's the outpaw.
46:57Varane.
46:58Dembele making the run.
47:25Masraoui couldn't reach Dembele, but Dembele couldn't reach the ball.
47:33No, a little bit straight.
47:36Not seen much of him in this first half, Dembele.
47:38He's been managed quite well by Masraoui.
47:52He's a little bit of a bit-part player in the last World Cup, Mbappe, but he's got his medal.
47:57He's started every game in this tournament, barring the last group game against Tunisia when Didier Deschamps used the opportunity to make multiple changes and rest people.
48:12That's all.
48:37Ziyech.
48:45And still.
48:48Given away to Griezmann, though.
48:50Amala is near Griezmann.
48:53True Omeni hopefully forward.
48:55Masraoui's there.
49:04That's the ball.
49:05Well delivered to Hakimi.
49:12Lovely ball.
49:15Morocco have a corner kick.
49:17It was a lovely weighted ball from Unahi
49:19into a terrific run from Ashraf Hakimi.
49:22That was the ball, the switch.
49:24You can see it up here on Mailov.
49:26Keeps switching it out to him.
49:28If Bappi leaves him, they get some 2v1s,
49:30then Fafana has to go over,
49:32and all of a sudden they can get in.
49:33They can play.
49:35Much better.
49:38Now then.
49:41Moroccan corner.
49:44Hakim Ziyech.
49:46On it.
49:46And Naziri is decent in the air.
49:48Amala is in there.
49:52Hakimi.
49:52Dari up from the back.
49:59Ziyech with the delivery.
50:01Oh, it was a good one as well.
50:02Half-headed away.
50:03The overhead kick has come off the woodwork.
50:05Didn't quite come back to El Yamek.
50:09Bufal's spinning and shooting wide.
50:15What a fabulous effort from El Yamek that hit the woodwork.
50:19What an effort.
50:20What an effort.
50:24Incredible.
50:27Watches it all the way.
50:28I think he's actually saved it.
50:38Glove and post, I think.
50:39Bit of both.
50:40Nearly made up for his early mistake.
50:44El Yamek there.
50:45Giving everybody a lift in the stadium.
50:49Jawad El Yamek with an overhead kick.
50:52Almost putting Morocco on level terms just before the break.
50:58It just goes to show you can take nothing for granted.
51:02And here's Amrabat.
51:04Morocco will be considerably encouraged by that.
51:08Hakimi.
51:10Unahi.
51:16He's got help from Ziyech.
51:18That's going to be another corner kick.
51:22See, Steve, it's all coming from Hakimi.
51:23As soon as you get the ball out to him,
51:25Kofana has to go over and leave the space.
51:28Bonahi.
51:30Keep giving him the ball.
51:31Keep getting down that right-hand side.
51:33That's where they're getting the joy.
51:37Into a minimum of three added minutes at the end of the first half.
51:41It's a very good delivery by Ziyech, the last one.
51:46Had real pace and dip on it.
51:48Can he replicate here?
51:49Hakim Ziyech.
51:54Up went Hugo Lloris and dealt with it well.
52:04Overhit this one.
52:05Keeper was always favourite.
52:07Well, don't forget, the French haven't kept a clean sheet yet in this tournament.
52:19Hugo Lloris hasn't kept any in his last 11 games for club or country.
52:22Well, you can see why.
52:25I mean, we think back to the last game.
52:27We were here, of course.
52:28We saw Saka causing so many problems down that right side.
52:31It's very hard for Hernandez because he's isolated a lot of the time.
52:34And we're about with a good ball again.
52:40Ziyech.
52:40Hakimi providing an overlap.
52:42Hakim Ziyech.
52:43Run at Fofana.
52:45Use Hakimi.
52:46Blocked by Konate.
52:47Had men in the box as well.
52:52He's got better quality than that.
52:53There was three in the box.
52:55They may call themselves the Atlas Lions, but this is the Tigerish end to the first half from Morocco.
53:00Sofiane Bouffard.
53:04Yeah.
53:05Free kick.
53:09France are as uncomfortable at this moment as they've been in the whole game, really.
53:15It's been a good period, hasn't it, for Morocco?
53:20And all I'd be saying to them, more of the same.
53:23Keep getting it.
53:24That left back with the double in with Hakimi and Ziyech.
53:30If this goes in, the whole complexion changes and the atmosphere.
53:4330 seconds of the half to play.
53:45Ziyech for the delivery.
53:47Great punch by Hugo Luiz.
53:49Sofiane Amrabat.
53:50He can't lose it there, but he has.
53:52Wow.
53:52Oof.
53:54What a relief for the Moroccan number four.
54:00Great pace on the free kick.
54:04Just a tiny bit high.
54:07Trajectory of it was a tiny bit high.
54:11That's Amala wanting a penalty.
54:13Not sure there was much in that.
54:21Ziyech with the early ball in.
54:23And Shelly Mamala was pretty close to getting a touch on it.
54:26That is the last action of a first half in which France took the lead early on through Theo Hernandez.
54:34After a mistake from El Yamek at the back for Morocco.
54:38A very calm finish from Theo Hernandez it was too.
54:41But both sides have hit the woodwork since then.
54:45Olivier Giroud for France.
54:46And that man, Jawad El Yamek, with an overhead kick for Morocco.
54:52At the break in the second semi-final of this World Cup.
54:56It's France 1.
54:57It's Morocco 0.