French still on course to defend his title after making it through to the semifinals World Cup 2022. France have the potential to match the result Brazil 60 years ago.
Blues managed to escape a challenge from England in the quarter-finals with a 2-1 victory on Sunday (11/12) WIB. France’s victory was determined by goals from Aurelien Tchouameni and Olivier Giroud, which England could only respond to with a penalty from Harry Kane.
Furthermore, French will be challenged by surprise side Morocco on Thursday (15/12) early morning WIB. Kylian Mbappe and others are favorites to progress to the final to face the winner between Argentina and Croatia.
Nor can it be denied that it is quite realistic to favor the Gallo team to win the title. In the last 60 years, no other team has successfully defended the World Cup since Brazil did in 1962.
However, the French coach Didier Deschamps dampen those expectations. “I’m sorry, but you’re in a hurry,” the 1998 World Cup winner is quoted as saying Fox Sport.
“We will play the semi-finals. We are getting closer to the final. In fact, in the past the world champion teams were not always good at the following World Cups, and we managed to overcome that challenge,” he continued.
“The more games you win, the stronger you will be. Don’t forget that you also need to feel humble. We are not allowed to be arrogant,” said Deschamps.
Morocco they are undergoing World Cup 2022 sensationally after eliminating the most favored teams. Achraf Hakimi and others successfully defeated Belgium (group stage), Spain (top 16) and Portugal (quarterfinals).
“Morocco deserves credit. Maybe they weren’t expected here [semifinal]but they only conceded one goal, and seeing them here is no surprise at all” Deschamps added before France vs Morocco.
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