World Cup 2022 LIVE: France vs Morocco score and latest updates from semi-final – Morocco fighting back after Theo Hernandez goal

48 minutes: Close! Ibrahima Konate feeds a beautiful ball up the pitch to Aurelian Tchouameni who flicks it across the nook to Antoine Griezmann.

Griezmann slides the ball into the field the place Kylian Mbappe makes a run. Achraf Hakimi holds his PSG teammate back and provides Yassine Bounou sufficient time to return out and smother the ball earlier than Mbappe can attain it.

France get the ball rolling once more for the second half. Morocco have made one other change at half-time with Noussair Mazraoui taken off and Yahia Attiat Allah introduced on to switch him.

France have by no means misplaced a World Cup match when main at half-time, successful 25 instances and drawing as soon as. Can Morocco come back and defeat the World Champions within the second half?

Theo Hernandez’s opener is the earliest scored by any aspect in a World Cup semi-final since 1958, when Vava scored inside two minutes for Brazil towards France.

Half-time ideas from our man on the floor, Lawrence Ostlere:

“A breathless 45 minutes.

Morocco reacted well to going a goal down and, despite some hairy moments, finished the half piling on the pressure with their fans baying for a goal.

“The whistle couldn’t come soon enough for France. No doubt a compelling second half to come.”

Theo Hernandez gave France the lead after simply 5 minutes within the first half. How very important will his goal show to be come the top of the sport?

45+3 minutes: Morocco ended the primary half brilliantly and actually piled the stress on the French back line by way of Hakim Ziyech and Achraf Hakimi on the best wing.

The Atlas Lions had been unable to squeeze the ball previous Hugo Lloris although and they head into the break with France main by one.

45 minutes: Three minutes of added time to play and Morocco win one other nook.

Ziyech swings this one into the center of the six-yard field however Lloris is off his line rapidly to pluck it out of the air forward of any Moroccan attacker.

44 minutes: Off the put up! Morocco win themselves a nook that Hakim Ziyech whips into the field. Olivier Giroud wins the preliminary ball and nods it over to Jawad El Yamiq who smokes an overhead kick at goal.

Hugo Lloris is named into motion and ideas the ball onto the closest put up the place it bounces away and permits France to clear the traces!

Lawrence Ostlere from the Al Bayt Stadium:

“Morocco look better since switching to 4-3-3 but they are being much more bold on the ball than England were against France, with mixed results.

“They are taking risks with passes into central areas which are then exposing them to the counter: it’s fun to watch but Mbappe will capitalise soon enough unless they take a bit more care.”