As her national anthem says, “Forward, children of the country, the day of glory has come.”

France continues to have a great day on the courts of Qatar as they beat Morocco 2-0 yesterday in their second World Cup semi-final and on Sunday night against Messi’s Argentina they will take their 3rd trophy of their history and 2nd. contract.

The Blues reach the final for the 4th time, having won two in 1998 at home and in 2018 in Russia, while in 2006 in Germany they were defeated on penalties. Argentina also has two “cups”, but has already participated in five finals.

France yesterday was not spectacular, but meaningful and … cynical against the background of the ambitious and enthusiastic Morocco. They took the lead just in the 5th minute, when Hernandez ended a long period in the opponent’s zone with a strike, and despite pressure from the Africans, managed to play the match in cold blood, because they are clearly more experienced. teams in these matches.

The Tricolors have scored goals in their phases, the Africans have not, but they have been knocked out of the World Cup many times.

In the 17th minute, the French touched the second goal, but Giroud’s shot was stopped by the post, and a minute before the end of the half, El-Yamik almost scored the best goal of the tournament, and Morocco was back in the game, but the ball did not do him a favor, because after the cross he ran into the post from Joris, who, in a correct reaction, touched the ball.

In the second half, Morocco took a risk and equalized. However, while he had good moments on French soil, he lacked – in almost all of them – clear thinking at the end. So, in the 79th minute, after Mbappe’s individual effort, the ball reached Muani, who, on first contact with it, sent it into Bono’s goal, essentially securing the victory and a ticket to Sunday’s big final.

While France didn’t have the help they wanted from Mbappe and Giroud yesterday, they had the “bionic” Griezmann, who was everywhere on the pitch and, with his own presence as a leader, ensured a fair qualification for his team.

On the other hand, in Morocco they deserve universal respect and applause. The Africans also gave their soul, but when the ball started to “burn”, the enthusiasm was not enough to make another breakthrough. However, they have a chance to end this “crazy” streak against Croatia on Saturday with a third-place finish in this World Cup.