FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: France beat Morocco 2-0 to reach final - in pictures

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France's Aurelien Tchouameni, Axel Disasi and teammates celebrate after the match as France reach the final. France will face Argentina in a heavyweight World Cup final after the French beat underdogs Morocco 2-0 on Wednesday. Image Credit: Reuters

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France's players celebrate after defeating Morocco 2-0 to reach second consecutive FIFA World Cup final. Image Credit: AFP

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France's defender Benjamin Pavard celebrates with France's defender Theo Hernandez after their team's second goal. Image Credit: AFP

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Kolo Muani has scored in the 79th minute to give France a 2-0 lead over Morocco in the World Cup semifinals. Image Credit: FIFA/Twitter

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France's forward Kylian Mbappe helps Morocco's defender Achraf Hakimi get back on his feet. Image Credit: AFP

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Morocco's Jawad El Yamiq, center, attempts a shot at goal. Image Credit: AP

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France's Ibrahima Konate in action. Image Credit: Reuters

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France's forward Kylian Mbappe reacts in pain after a challenge during the match. Image Credit: AFP

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Morocco's Romain Saiss and Achraf Hakimi look dejected after being eliminated from the World Cup. Image Credit: AFP

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France's Kylian Mbappe in action with Morocco's Achraf Hakimi. Image Credit: AFP

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Morocco's Yassine Bounou remonstrates with referee Cesar Arturo Ramos. Image Credit: Reuters

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France's goalkeeper Hugo Lloris deflects a shot during the match. Image Credit: AFP

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Morocco's Sofyan Amrabat in action with France's Kylian Mbappe. Image Credit: Reuters

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Morocco's Youssef En-Nesyri at the end of the first half alongside France's Jules Kounde Image Credit: Reuters

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France's Hugo Lloris makes a save from Morocco's Jawad El Yamiq. France lead Morocco 1-0 at half-time. Image Credit: Reuters

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Morocco's defender Noussair Mazraoui controls the ball ahead of France's forward Olivier Giroud during the match. Image Credit: AFP

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France's forward Olivier Giroud (C) heads the ball as he is marked during the match. Image Credit: AFP

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France's Olivier Giroud with Morocco's Romain Saiss after he was substituted due to an injury. The Moroccan central defender was replaced by Selim Amallah. Image Credit: Reuters

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Referee Cesar Arturo Ramos and France's Kylian Mbappe react. Image Credit: Reuters

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France's Theo Hernandez celebrates scoring their first goal Image Credit: Reuters

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Theo Hernandez has scored in the fifth minute to give France a 1-0 lead over Morocco in the World Cup semifinals. Image Credit: Reuters

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FIFA president Gianni Infantino, French President Emmanuel Macron and President of the French Football Federation Noel Le Graet are seen during the match. Macron is attending the World Cup semifinal match between France and Morocco. Image Credit: Reuters

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France players during the warm up before the match. Kylian Mbappé will start in a three-man attack for France, which has made two changes from the win over England in the quarterfinals. Image Credit: Reuters

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Morocco players warm up ahead of the match. Morocco is at full strength after center backs Nayef Aguerd and Romain Saiss overcame injuries. Saiss was carried off on a stretcher with a left hamstring injury during the win over Portugal in the quarterfinals. Image Credit: Reuters

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Morocco players on the pitch before the match. Lineups: Yassine Bounou, Achraf Hakimi, Nayet Aguerd, Romain Saiss, Jawad El Yamiq, Noussair Mazraoui; Azzedine Ounahi, Sofyan Amrabat, Hakim Ziyech, Sofiane Boufal; Youssef En-Nesyri. Image Credit: Reuters

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France coach Didier Deschamps with President of the French Football Federation Noel Le Graet on the pitch before the match. Lineups: Hugo Lloris; Jules Koundé, Raphael Varane, Ibrahima Konaté, Theo Hernandez; Aurélien Tchouaméni, Antoine Griezmann, Youssouf Fofana; Ousmane Dembélé, Kylian Mbappé, Olivier Giroud. Image Credit: Reuters

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A general view shows France and Morocco players warming up ahead of match. Image Credit: AFP

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Morocco supporters pose for a picture ahead of the match. Morocco has exceeded all expectations in Qatar by beating second-ranked Belgium in the group stage and then eliminating European powerhouses Spain and Portugal in the knockout phase to reach the semifinals. Image Credit: AFP

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France fans inside the stadium before the match. Morocco will play defending champion France and striker Kylian Mbappé, the leader of a new wave of soccer superstars coming out of an era dominated by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Image Credit: Reuters

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France supporters pose for a picture ahead of the match between France and Morocco at the Al-Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Doha. Image Credit: AFP

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Morocco supporters pose for a picture ahead of the match between France and Morocco at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Doha Image Credit: AFP

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