Lionel Messi has booked his place in the World Cup final - and now team-mate Achraf Hakimi will have his chance to join him.
Paris Saint-Germain star Hakimi has been a crucial part of Morocco's unlikely run to the World Cup semi-finals, setting up a showdown with another team-mate, close friend Kylian Mbappe and his France side. Messi, meanwhile, inspired Argentina to victory over Croatia to book their spot in Sunday's showcase at the Lusail Stadium.
Whilst Morocco are underdogs ahead of their game against France, Hakimi will have ambitions of pulling off another upset and setting up a battle with Messi at the weekend. And that would see him take on a player who he admitted "surprised" him behind the scenes with his quiet and unassuming personality when he joined him in the French capital.
