When the likes of Amrabat chose to play for the country of their parents, rather than the Netherlands in his case, I can't imagine that he expected to be slugging it out in a WC semi final for Morocco!
This game is playing out almost exactly the way the quarter-final did on Saturday. France are such a weird side to play against. They're not untouchable but at the same time, you always feel like they're ready to go up a gear and score again if you do equalise against them.
The worry for Morrocco, apart from needing to score still, is how will their legs hold up, but they've had a lot of the ball and haven't been chasing around like they had to vs. Spain and Portugal. That should be helping them.
France will likely find a way to win this, but Morrocco, despite being more distant underdogs, have put a much better fight than Croatia did yesterday.
The Moroccan players remind me of the types of lads in the playground back in school who even though they’d have a pretty poor touch they’d always somehow fluke their way out of a challenge with the ball. Good but in a weird way.
Not sure if it's already been said but that French bloke Thuram is the cousin of the goalkeeper who was on loan to us back in the day. Bugger the French have scored.
The French defenders have been doing a good job of crowding the Moroccans out every time they seem to have got through. But I'm sure the Argentinians will have noticed how often they've needed to do that.
The French defenders have been doing a good job of crowding the Moroccans out every time they seem to have got through. But I'm sure the Argentinians will have noticed how often they've needed to do that.
And no doubting that, in Messi, Argentina have a player who might just dance through the crowd anyway.
Very similar to the other night. France not been the better side, really, and they have given up chances, but Morrocco have not been able to punish them.
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Is the commentator saying Griezmann in a West Indian accent
France will likely find a way to win this, but Morrocco, despite being more distant underdogs, have put a much better fight than Croatia did yesterday.
Bugger the French have scored.
Morocco have made tonight much more interesting than I envisaged.