The France-Morocco semi-final had slightly little bit of all the pieces, didn’t it? In the long run, the favorites France went by means of, however not for a scarcity of effort by Morocco. Bayern Munich’s Noussair Mazraoui gave his all for one half earlier than requiring substitution, whereas for Les Bleus, Kingsley Coman, Benjamin Pavard, and Dayot Upamecano all remained on the bench.
Pavard, Upamecano, and Coman all posted celebratory messages on Instagram. Injured teammate Lucas Hernández did in order effectively, supporting his teammates from afar as he rehabs surgical procedure on an ACL tear:
It’s heartbreak for Mazraoui and Morocco, who’ve given all the pieces in effort this match and galvanizing the world with their intrepid play. It took Tottenham Hotspur keeper Hugo Lloris quite a lot of essential interventions to maintain them from touchdown on the scoresheet:
Regardless of their loss, it’s a run that will probably be remembered for the ages. Mazraoui obtained some phrases of consolation from Mathys Tel, a France youth staff participant who could be eyeing a spot within the 2026 version of the match:
On Sunday, France will get their likelihood to repeat, and perhaps a Bayern participant or two will get their likelihood to have one thing to say in opposition to PSG/FC Barcelona phenomenon Lionel Messi and the out of the blue ascendant Julián Álvarez (Manchester Metropolis). Till then, it’s nothing however celebrations to savor. The French president Emmanuel Macron even acquired in on the enjoyable: