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  France is heading back to the World Cup Final and aiming to do something that hasn't been done in 60 years - repeat as World Cup champions. France is making a return trip after defeating Morocco 2-0 in the semifinal. It didn't take long for France to silence the  overwhelmingly  pro-Morocco crowd at Al Bayt Stadium. In the 5th minute, the Moroccan defense let a ball arrive   to French forward Antoine Griezmann who passed it to Kylian Mbappé. Defenders  swarmed  him but he still managed a shot, deflecting it to Theo Hernández. He elevated and sent the ball with a  soaring left-footed scissor kick  beyond keeper Yassine  "Bono"  Bounou to score 1-0.   It was the first time Morocco had  trailed  in the tournament. Morocco's defense and goalkeeping have been  stellar  this World Cup. Morocco hadn't allowed a single goal by an opponent the entire tournament until the semifinal. They shut out European soccer powerhou...

  Watch : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNp8wQgsyxc The 2022 World Cup is continuing to produce shock results. The latest is Morocco's defeat of European powerhouse Portugal. Youssef En Nesyri's soaring 42nd-minute header saw Morocco advance to the semi-finals. In so doing, they become the first African or Arab nation to get to the last four. Many soccer pundits argue the 1-0 result was not a shock. Morocco are only one of three teams to reach the quarter-finals stage undefeated. They have also conceded just one goal. They defeated one of the pre-tournament favourites, Belgium, at the group stage, and then eliminated former world champions Spain in an earlier knockout stage. Their performances have been full of grit , attacking flair and determined defending. Dubbed the Atlas Lions, Morocco look forward to opponents France in their semi-final on December the 14th. They are one game away from a historic appearance in the final. Their win against Portugal ignited an ou...