France: Morocco

Riots erupted in Belgium following Morocco's 0-2 loss to France in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 semifinal. Football supporters may be seen fighting on the ...

Tirs de mortiers à plein régime [pic.twitter.com/H3HI4xJFP5] [December 14, 2022] [×](#) However, this was not the first time that Moroccan supporters were involved in disturbances following a game at this World Cup. Before the match, around 2000 armed police officers in riot gear were stationed along the Champs-Elysees in Paris. [pic.twitter.com/ioODHgG2zy] [December 14, 2022] [×](#) Small flames can be seen being lit on a street near the city centre in another video from Brussels. Riots erupted in Belgium following Morocco's 0-2 loss to France in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 semifinal.

Goals from Theo Hernandez and Randal Kolo Muani put paid to the North African country's dreams, paving the way for France to try to retain their title on ...

In Belgium, scuffles briefly broke out in Brussels after the game and authorities countered with water cannon and teargas after they were targeted. They bagged another goal in the 79th as Randal Kolo Muani easily tapped it in. “Tonight it’s not only France that wins but all of the French-speaking people. But Morocco put up a commendable fight. ... We are together and Moroccans will be with us at the final,” he added. Crowds in Paris and other French cities erupted in shouts of joy as France advanced to the World Cup final on Wednesday night after crushing Morocco's World Cup dreams, defeating the North African side 2-0.

The final moments were heart-wrenching, Moroccan players lay flat on the ground, in a fountain of tears and sweat, The Frenchmen would wrap them in an ...

They were not chasing his shadows but the shadow of his shadow, but Mbappe’s cut-back from the byline was over-hit. Their night ended in tears and heartbreak, but they will be remembered, and their best might be yet to come. But after a phase of lull, Morocco blazed and burned towards the end of the first half, when they carved open the French defence, and eked out a couple of free-kicks in dangerous areas. Olivier Giroud could have doubled the lead with a left-footed rocket from the outside of his feet that bent a little too much to thud onto the crossbar. The final moments were heart-wrenching, Moroccan players lay flat on the ground, in a fountain of tears and sweat, The Frenchmen would wrap them in an embrace of consolation. It was not a cruel end, for much of the match, the North African team matched the French who had to dig deep into their reservoirs of experience to see the match out.

Morocco had gone five matches plus 30 minutes of extra time without conceding a goal they didn't score against themselves. It took fewer than five minutes ...

But the match wore on and it wasn’t resulting in serious chances on goal. They had 72.8% of the ball in the opening 15 minutes of the second half and worked it into dangerous areas of the pitch, and at times an equaliser looked imminent. Against Morocco, France saw it out for 85 minutes, the match ending with the team that hadn’t kept a clean sheet all tournament doing so against the team that had four. It was one of four set pieces in the closing minutes, all coming from The Morocco Right Side™ we’ve all come to know with Ziyech and Achraf Hakimi working off each other: It did however find its way to left-back Theo Hernández at the back post, who was able to get his foot over the elevated ball and direct it in for an underrated finish against an underrated opponent. But leads tend to give France space, which can be lethal, and it looked that way 12 minutes after the goal when Olivier Giroud lit up the woodwork with his left foot.

On Wednesday, Morocco lodged an official complaint with FIFA regarding the controversial calls made by referee Cesar Ramos during the crucial semi-final ...

The FRMF recalls that it will spare no effort to defend and preserve the rights of the National Selections by advocating fairness in arbitration and by denouncing these arbitration decisions taken during this semi-final confrontation of the World Cup. On Wednesday, Morocco lodged an official complaint with FIFA regarding the controversial calls made by referee Cesar Ramos during the crucial semi-final match against defending champions France. Morocco had scripted an astounding run to the semis with wins against former champion Spain in Round of 16 and title favourites Portugal in the quarterfinal before being stopped by France in the semis.