France is crunching Morocco with a voracity that frightens

BarcelonaNo surprises in Boston. The French team will play in the semifinals of this World Cup and is already awaiting the rival from the match between Spain and Belgium today. Didier Deschamps' team devoured Morocco, which had performed very well throughout the championship, with a voracity proportional to the talent it possesses and the importance of the occasion. The superiority displayed by the Gauls is comparable to that of Brazil, thanks to an imagination that has been lost. The multicultural breeding ground of 21st-century France is the favorite to lift the World Cup.

It was cheap to bet at the betting shops that Yassine Bounou, Bono, would have a starring role in this tie. France's attack, with four players valued at over 100 million, would have to demand something from the veteran Moroccan goalkeeper, who at 35 years old maintains the agility and reflexes that brought so much joy for three years at Montilivi. The script of the duel did not defy prediction. On the contrary. In the first half alone, Bono made three saves. The most meritorious, against Mbappé, who missed a penalty he himself had caused before the first hydration break. The Real Madrid forward kicked it very badly, although the fact that the (Argentinian) refereeing team reviewed the doubtful play for too long did not help him.

Mbappé's error, which he later corrected, was followed by another very clear chance for Doué, who faced the goal after stealing possession from the young Bouaddi. The PSG attacker shot at Bono's gloves, who before halftime also quite touched a powerful shot from Digne to deflect it onto the crossbar when it had all the signs of going into the top corner. France tried everything, on land, sea, and air, and especially enjoyed any chance to counter-attack. The reward would come in due course. Meanwhile, Morocco limited itself to surviving and timidly threatening with some runs from Achraf Hakimi and Brahim Díaz. The absence of Saibari from Egara, scorer of three goals in this World Cup, reduced the intimidation capacity of the North Africans, who despite everything earned their halftime break with equality (0-0).

Only one shot on target in the entire match

Although after the break Morocco tried to show up in attack with a couple of appearances from the talented Ounahi, it was France who warned again with a shot from Doué that Bono frustrated once more. On the other hand, the Moroccan goalkeeper could not fly enough to stop a lethal shot from Mbappé at game time. The top French scorer collected a ball well fought for by Rabiot in the three-quarter zone to send it to the far post of the rival goal with a home run shot. A great goal, in short. With a deficit on the scoreboard, Morocco fell apart, which is the worst that can happen to a team facing a footballing monster with as many weapons as France. Thus, just five minutes after conceding the 1-0, they conceded the 2-0 in an ambush by Ousmane Dembélé, which Bono, who had already spent all his heroics, swallowed without effort. Bang-pow.

Morocco tried to join the fight in the final stretch of the match, with Mbappé and Doué already reserved for the semifinals, but Maignan saved the first and only shot on target (in the 83rd minute). Ounahi did not succeed. Africa is left without representatives in the World Cup. Only Leo Messi can prevent the champion in New Jersey from being a European team.