DIRECT. France team: what composition against Morocco?

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DIRECT France team what composition against Morocco

Qualified for the semi-finals of the World Cup, the France team will face Morocco on Wednesday evening. Which team will Didier Deschamps line up?

The essential

  • On Wednesday December 14, 2022, the France team challenges Morocco in the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup.
  • For this meeting, Didier Deschamps should line up the same team as in the quarter-finals against England.
  • Follow live all the news on the France team during this 2022 World Cup.

Live

4:31 p.m. – Kinglsey Coman, the only obvious substitute for Deschamps?

He is not in Didier Deschamps’ starting lineup. However, he has taken part in all the matches of the France team since the start of the World Cup. Kinglsey Coman is a unique case within the Blues: substitute but always entered the game. Against England, he was the only one to leave the bench to, as always, take the place of Ousmane Dembélé on the right of the tricolor attack. His fast and dribbling profile, similar to his partner, is used by Didier Deschamps at the end of the match to try to jostle the opponent. But never more than 15 minutes have been given to the Bayern Munich player, except for his start against Tunisia. While the tricolor bench seems to lack depth, it appears to be the only solution on which “DD” can really rely at the end of the match. However, the 26-year-old still hasn’t been decisive (no goals or assists). But it should, once again, be an option used during the meeting by the coach to try to make the difference against Morocco.

15:51 – Blues “physically marked”: what form against Morocco?

Since the start of the World Cup, Didier Deschamps has rotated his group very little. Except against Tunisia where the coach had the substitutes play, the starting 11 is always the same (or almost). What to wonder about the state of fatigue of the troops, even if the Habs had a week between their eighth and their quarter-final. Only three days separate this time the two meetings. “At the end of the very intense match against England, we found them physically scarred,” commented Hugo Delom, journalist for The Team, before adding: “Except against Tunisia, there was no rotation or very little. And inevitably players like Griezmann or Rabiot will be impacted physically.” In 2018, similar management did not prevent the Blues from going all the way.

14:14 – In 2018, Deschamps made only one change between the quarter and the semi-final

Will Didier Deschamps upset his team for the semi-final against Morocco on Wednesday? While the current formula seems to be winning, it is also not in the habits of “DD” to shake everything up in the middle of the final phase. During the victorious 2018 World Cup, the coach had made only one change during these knockout matches: Corentin Tolisso had been established in place of Blaise Matuidi on the left of the tricolor midfielder, in quarter-final against Uruguay. But the then player of Juventus Turin had found his place in the semi-finals, then in the final, as was the case in the eighth.

13:15 – An offensive French team

The Blues, the most attacking team in the World Cup? According to Opta statistics, France has five of the ten players in the World Cup who have been the most involved in a sequence leading to a shot. Kylian Mbappé has attempted 21 strikes, created 8 chances and participated in the construction of 11 phases having resulted in a shot since the start of the competition, i.e. 40 implications. Antoine Griezmann has 28 (5-8-15), ahead of Adrien Rabiot’s 26 (7-3-16) and Théo Hernandez’s 25 (4-11-10) and Ousmane Dembélé (8). -11-6). So many offensive weapons that Didier Deschamps should continue to use against Morocco.

12:37 – No injuries on the side of the France team

This is the other good news for Didier Deschamps for the semi-final against Morocco. If the coach had to deal with many injuries to senior players before the start of the World Cup, he has all of his players for the meeting on Wednesday evening (8 p.m.). No injuries are to be deplored in the group after the quarter against England.

11:53 – Will French players be suspended against Morocco?

Against England, three players from the France team received a yellow card: Antoine Griezmann, Ousmane Dembélé and Théo Hernandez. Warnings fortunately without impact for Didier Deschamps: no player is suspended for the semi-final against Morocco. Only Jules Koundé and Aurélien Tchouaméni were threatened to miss this meeting, having already received a yellow card before England. But the counters are reset in the last four of the competition.

10:45 – The Blues switch to the semi-final

After a day on Sunday marked by light training, between reduced play and scrubbing according to the players, more advanced training will take place this Monday afternoon in Qatar for the French team, after a press conference to which Jules will present himself. Koundé and Raphael Varane. Enough to switch to the semi-final against Morocco after the euphoria of qualification.

11/12/22 – 6:05 p.m. – Emmanuel Macron will be in Qatar to support the Blues

END OF LIVE – Wednesday, December 14, the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron will travel to Qatar to support the Blues in the semi-final of the 2022 World Cup. He had undertaken to do so if the France team qualified for the semi-finals. If the French win against Morocco on Wednesday December 14, the President will also travel to Qatar for the World Cup final.

12/11/22 – 5:26 p.m. – Karim Benzema’s message of support to the team

Package for the 2022 World Cup, Karim Benzema sent his first message of support to the Blues since his departure due to a left thigh injury. On its social networks, the Ballon d’Or 2022 encouraged the players of the France team before their match against Morocco, Wednesday, December 14. “2 more games and we’re almost there,” he posted on Sunday, December 11.

11/12/22 – 4:50 p.m. – Will Didier Deschamps remain coach of the Blues?

The contract of Didier Deschamps, coach of the France team, is signed until December 31, 2022. But what will happen after? The president of the French Football Federation, Noël Le Graët, has already announced that he wants the 1998 winner to stay. However, after the England – France match on Saturday December 10, Didier Deschamps did not detail what he thought of doing. “I’ll be there for the semi-final already, and after that, we’ll see. Everything in its time. It’s good to achieve the objectives set by your president. I want to savor what we have just done,” said he confided. According to information from RMC Sportsthe coach has not yet made his decision.

Learn more

The numbers of each player of the France team were revealed on November 15, just one week before their entry into the competition. Captain and goalkeeper of the team, Hugo Lloris wears the number 1. We note that the 9 was left to Olivier Giroud when Karim Benzema inherited the 19 before leaving the Blues on withdrawal. Antoine Griezmann wears the 7 and the 10 was offered to Kylian Mbappé.

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The photo of the France team for the 2022 World Cup

The official photo of the France team was unveiled on November 15. Taken at Clairefontaine the day before their departure for Qatar, it was – something unprecedented – done indoors because of the weather.

As usual before each major competition, the jersey of the France team for the World Cup was officially unveiled on September 15 by the equipment supplier Nike. The outfits do not present any big surprises and correspond to the “leaks” mentioned for several days.

The home jersey is sober with midnight blue and a gold logo, while the white breaks the codes a little more. “The French collection is a fusion of the heritage and the future of the country,” wrote the equipment manufacturer in its press release. “The home kit’s oak leaf and olive branch motif represents strength, solidarity and peace. Classic French design elements include a tricolor insert on the shorts, jacquard sock and cuff as well as only golden details”.

Here is the ranking of the top scorer of the French football team with Olivier Giroud at the top of the hierarchy ahead of Thierry Henry:

  1. Olivier Giroud: 52 goals
  2. Thierry Henry: 51 goals
  3. Antoine Griezmann: 42 goals
  4. Michel Platini: 41 goals
  5. David Trezeguet: 34 goals
  6. Karim Benzema: 33 goals
  7. Kylian Mbappe: 32 goals
  8. Zinedine Zidane: 31 goals
  9. Just Fontaine: 30 goals
  10. Jean-Pierre Papin: 30 goals
  11. Youri Djorkaeff: 28 goals



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