as their team struggled to score against france. well, the game isjust coming to a close and fans are already leaving the cafe. there sjust so much disappointment here. many had hoped that the moroccan team would be able to defeat the reigning champions france, but it wasn t to be. unfortunately france scored since the beginning, we lost our captain in the first 20 minutes, but still we managed to fight, we managed to fight until the end. all players, they played good. they really tried. but they were tired, a lot of games, a lot of stress of the whole game, the whole world cup. ithink. yeah, dima maghreb. that means always morocco . across the city, people watched the game anxiously. this team has galvanised support across generations and in the wider african region. as the dust settles and they recover from the disappointment, moroccans may look back at the historical performance with pride. mayeni jones, bbc
the french wooding 2 0 here in the second of eight semifinals against morocco. the moroccans have been the story of the world cup but it s the end of the road for them. the french took the lead very early on. hernandez with a scissor kick from a very tight angle after kylian mbappe s shot had deflected but morocco were never out of this match. an overhead kick which at the base of the post. france will always in the game here. they had seen morocco s progress throughout this tournament, finishing top of their group ahead of croatia and belgium beating spain, beating the portuguese, leaving ronaldo in tears so france were on their guard. against morocco. it wasn t until late on that they scored their second goal inside the last ten minutes. the substitute with
all players, they played good. they really tried. but they were tired, a lot of games, a lot of stress of the whole game, the whole world cup. ithink. yeah, dima maghreb. that means always morocco . across the city, people watched the game anxiously. this team has galvanised support across generations and in the wider african region. as the dust settles and they recover from the disappointment, moroccans may look back at the historical performance with pride. mayeni jones, bbc news, casablanca. so morocco s made their mark but all eyes are unquestionably now on sunday s final. i m joined now by football expert, tim vickery to look ahead at what to expect. firstly, france and argentina last met in the world cup for that fight for the call final place. there was talk that
beating the portuguese, leaving cristiano ronaldo in tears so france were on their guard against morocco. it wasn t until later on that they scored their second goal inside the last ten minutes. the substitute with pretty much his touch of the game. he benefited from another mazey bit of work from kylian mbappe and it was his deflected shot that fell to him at the far post. randal kolo muani with his first international goal. france winning 2 0, even in injury time. morocco pushed for a goal they deserved at this historic march to the semifinals, the first african nation here, the first arab speaking nation to get this far, that is at an end, although they will have to live with themselves because they have another match to play, the one no nation wants to play at the world cup, the third fourth play off. they ve got croatia on saturday and ijust hope for all