A historic victory for France after 40 years and the friends derby in the World Cup semi-finals

France, the defending champion, reached the semi-finals of the World Cup Qatar 2022, with its dramatic victory over England 2-1 in the match that brought together the two teams at Al-Bayt Stadium in Al-Khor city, and France set a date with Morocco, which achieved a historic surprise and became the first naked African team to reach the golden square by defeating Portugal 1 -0.

With this result, the semi-finals witness a derby that brings together friends in France and Morocco, especially the top scorer of the World Cup, Clian Mbappe, with the star of the Moroccan national team, Ashraf Hakimi. The semi-finals in a historic match that will bring together the two teams

France managed to win after midfielder Aurelien Choameni scored from a long shot in the 17th minute, then France's historic top scorer Olivier Giroud headed in the 78th minute, while captain Harry Kane scored for England in the 54th minute from a penalty kick. Before wasting the opportunity to equalize from the penalty spot as well (84), to complete the semi-final contract that witnesses Argentina, the 1978 and 1986 champions, with 2018 runner-up Croatia on Tuesday.

France, champions in 1998 and 2018, seeks to be only the third team to retain the title in the World Cup after Italy (1934 and 1938) and Brazil (1958 and 1962), while England's train stopped in its quest for a second title after what it achieved at home in 1966.

This is France's first victory in the World Cup over England, after falling twice in the group stage in 1966 with a score of 0-2 and 1982 with a score of 1-3.

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