France president Emmanuel Macron reportedly visited the Moroccan dressing room after their World Cup semi-final defeat to France and singled out Sofyan Amrabat for special praise.
Le Bleus have reached their second World Cup final in succession, four years after going all the way to become world champions four years ago. Didier Deschamps won the tournament with his country as a player in 1998, and could now become just the second man to win it twice as a manager after their 2-0 victory over the North African nations, setting up Sunday’s final clash with Argentina.
Morocco have been the surprise package in Qatar, beating Belgium in the group stage to reach the knock-out rounds, where they disposed of Spain before stunning Portugal and sending Cristiano Ronaldo up the runnel in tears. But reaching the final proved a step too far for Walid Regragui’s men, who fell behind to an early Theo Hernandez goal before Randal Kolo Muani came off the bench to score a killer second.
