2026 World Cup: France and Morocco level at half-time (0-0)
France and Morocco are level 0-0 at half-time in their 2026 World Cup match, despite France dominating the shot count and possession.
SUMMARY
France – Morocco reached half-time at the 2026 World Cup with France and Morocco level at 0-0.
The statistics nevertheless paint a more nuanced picture of the first half. France had 49% possession and created more chances, with 10 shots to Morocco’s 0. In terms of shots on target, the ratio is 3 for France and 0 for Morocco. The xG figures remain close, with 1.79 for France and 0.00 for Morocco.
First-half highlights
- 38' The penalty aside, this game has kind of drifted by
- 36' Doue strips the snoozing Bouaddi of the ball, and races towards the Morocco box. He aims for the bottom left, and Bounou is forced to tip the forensic shot around the post. Olise sends the corner in, but Kounde’s header has no power. Bounou gathers
- 34' “The Spanish commentary team was suggesting that Mbappe was already falling over before the contact was made, hence the VAR check,” reports Casiano Martinez
- 32' The game restarts and Dembele tries a curler from the right. It’s wide, but not by a great distance. Had that been on target, Bounou wasn’t getting to it
- 31' That was an abysmal penalty by Mbappe. He gets sympathy for being kept waiting for a ludicrous amount of time … but none for the tippy-toes run-up. He looked unsure of himself, so why get clever? Ray Stewart has notes
- 28' Mbappe is kept waiting as the referee faffs over minutiae … then he’s told to re-spot the ball. Finally, three minutes and ten seconds after the penalty was awarded, Mbappe stutters his run and duffs a dismal effort towards the bottom right. Nowhere near th…
- 25' Doue snaffles possession, a heavy touch by Hakimi as Morocco probe the France box. Suddenly France are tearing away on the counter, Morocco having committed too many men forward. Mbappe is sent slaloming down the left. He enters the box and drops a shoulder…
- 23' Mbappe sprays a ball wide right for Dembele. Salah-Eddine should cut it out, but lets it roll under his foot. Dembele makes off down the flank, but Salah-Eddine does extremely well to recover his poise and steal the ball back. That was a necessary challenge…
- 21' … Rabiot heads lamely over the bar from eight yards. He should have done better
- 20' Olise slips Kounde into space down the right, and a corner is won. From which …
Balance still fragile
France and Morocco head into the break level, but the second half remains wide open. A change of pace, a defensive error or a set piece could quickly alter the course of the match.
Morocco- 60'But - K. Mbappe (passe D. Doue)
- 62'Remplacement - A. Bouaddi (remplace S. Amrabat)
- 62'Remplacement - B. El Khannouss (remplace S. Rahimi)
- 63'Carton jaune - I. Diop
- 66'But - O. Dembele (passe K. Mbappe)
- 71'Remplacement - M. Kone (remplace W. Zaire-Emery)
- 74'Remplacement - B. Diaz (remplace G. Yassine)
- 74'Remplacement - A. Salah-Eddine (remplace Z. El Ouahdi)
- 77'Remplacement - K. Mbappe (remplace J. Mateta)
- 77'Remplacement - D. Doue (remplace B. Barcola)
- Tirs cadres : France 6 / Morocco 0
- Tirs : France 17 / Morocco 2
- Possession : France 50% / Morocco 50%
- Corners : France 3 / Morocco 3
- Fautes : France 7 / Morocco 9
- Cartons jaunes : France 0 / Morocco 1
- Passes : France 421 / Morocco 426
- Precision des passes : France 89% / Morocco 85%
- xG : France 2.50 / Morocco 0.08
- 60'But - K. Mbappe (passe D. Doue)
- 62'Remplacement - A. Bouaddi (remplace S. Amrabat)
- 62'Remplacement - B. El Khannouss (remplace S. Rahimi)
- 63'Carton jaune - I. Diop
- 66'But - O. Dembele (passe K. Mbappe)
- 71'Remplacement - M. Kone (remplace W. Zaire-Emery)
- 74'Remplacement - B. Diaz (remplace G. Yassine)
- 74'Remplacement - A. Salah-Eddine (remplace Z. El Ouahdi)
- 77'Remplacement - K. Mbappe (remplace J. Mateta)
- 77'Remplacement - D. Doue (remplace B. Barcola)
- 16 Mike Maignan Goalkeeper
- 5 Jules Koundé Defender
- 4 Dayot Upamecano Defender
- 17 William Saliba Defender
- 3 Lucas Digne Defender
- 6 Manu Koné Midfielder
- 14 Adrien Rabiot Midfielder
- 7 Ousmane Dembélé Midfielder
- 11 Michael Olise Midfielder
- 20 Désiré Doué Midfielder
- 10 Kylian Mbappé Forward
- 1 Brice Samba
- 23 Robin Risser
- 15 Ibrahima Konaté
- 21 Lucas Hernández
- 2 Malo Gusto
- 19 Theo Hernández
- 26 Maxence Lacroix
- 8 Aurélien Tchouaméni
- 18 Warren Zaïre-Emery
- 24 Rayan Cherki
- 13 N'Golo Kanté
- 25 Maghnes Akliouche
- 9 Marcus Thuram
- 22 Jean-Philippe Mateta
- 12 Bradley Barcola
- 1 Yassine Bounou Goalkeeper
- 2 Achraf Hakimi Defender
- 14 Issa Diop Defender
- 3 Noussair Mazraoui Defender
- 26 Anass Salah-Eddine Defender
- 6 Ayyoub Bouaddi Midfielder
- 24 Neil El Aynaoui Midfielder
- 10 Brahim Díaz Midfielder
- 8 Azzedine Ounahi Midfielder
- 7 Chemsdine Talbi Midfielder
- 23 Bilal El Khannouss Forward
- 4 Sofyan Amrabat
- 9 Soufiane Rahimi
- 12 Munir El Kajoui
- 22 Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti
- 5 Marwane Saadane
- 13 Zakaria El Ouahdi
- 18 Chadi Riad
- 25 Redouane Halhal
- 19 Youssef Belammari
- 17 Amine Sbai
- 16 Gessime Yassine
- 15 Samir El Mourabet
- 11 Ismael Saibari
- 20 Ayoub El Kaabi
- 21 Ayoube Amaimouni Echghouyab
- Tirs cadres : France 6 / Morocco 0
- Tirs : France 17 / Morocco 2
- Possession : France 50% / Morocco 50%
- Corners : France 3 / Morocco 3
- Fautes : France 7 / Morocco 9
- Cartons jaunes : France 0 / Morocco 1
- Passes : France 421 / Morocco 426
- Precision des passes : France 89% / Morocco 85%
- xG : France 2.50 / Morocco 0.08
- Kylian Mbappé (France) : note 7.9, 1 but(s), 1 passe(s) decisive(s)
- Ousmane Dembélé (France) : note 8.5, 1 but(s)
- Yassine Bounou (Morocco) : note 7.5, 4 arret(s)
- Désiré Doué (France) : note 7.2, 1 passe(s) decisive(s)
- Manu Koné (France) : note 7.2
- Michael Olise (France) : note 7.2
- Jules Koundé (France) : note 7
- Dayot Upamecano (France) : note 7
- I. Saibari : Morocco · Missing Fixture · Hamstring Injury
- 14/12/2022 France 2-0 Morocco (World Cup)
Le fil du match s affichera au coup d envoi.
Line-ups will be published before kickoff.
Aucune statistique collective n est encore disponible dans les donnees du match.
Key players will be highlighted during the match.
No confirmed absence yet.
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
Le fil du match s affichera au coup d envoi.
Line-ups will be published before kickoff.
Aucune statistique collective n est encore disponible dans les donnees du match.
Key players will be highlighted during the match.
No confirmed absence yet.
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
Le fil du match s affichera au coup d envoi.
Line-ups will be published before kickoff.
Aucune statistique collective n est encore disponible dans les donnees du match.
Key players will be highlighted during the match.
No confirmed absence yet.
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
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