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A place in the 2022 FIFA World Cup final awaits for the winner of France vs Morocco.Les Bleus are chasing back-to-back titles having triumphed in Ru sia four years ago and have overcome .Morocco, meanwhile, have emerged as the fairytale story Penei Sewell Jersey of the 2022 tournament and became the first African team to reach the final four .This semifinal fixture shapes up as an interesting one on paper with a fair bit of history between these nations in the past.MORE: Off the pitch, these two countries go back centuries with a formal alliance established as early as the 17th KhaDarel Hodge Jersey century.France also seized some colonial control of Morocco in the early 20th century but this officially came to an end by 1955.Despite this, the two still remain quite close with France seen as Morocco's main trade partner and a popular destination for Moroccans to immigrate to. In fact, has two players (Romain Sai s and Sofiane Boufal) that were born in France.On the pitch, France have had the clear edge over the years with the Atlas Lions never claiming a recognised win over Les Blues.Morocco fans are not scared of France! Bring it ON! GOAL Africa (@GOALAfrica) These two nations have quite a history but haven't faced off since 2007 when they drew 2-2 in a Ryan McCollum Jersey friendly.France have generally dominated this fixture but Morocco have rarely been blown off the park with another tight contest expected at the 2022 World Cup.The two teams have never previously faced off at the tournament.DateResultCompetitionFeb 5, 1988France2 Morocco 1FriendlyMay 29, 1998Morocco 2France2(pens 5-6)King Ha san IITournamentJan 20, 1999France1 Morocco 0FriendlyJune 6, 2000Morocco 1France5FriendlyNov 16, 2007France 2 Morocco 2Friendly It's been over 15 years since this fixture was last played but their 2007 Jameson Williams Jersey friendly was one to remember.Played at Stade de France, over 70,000 fans watched an enthralling match unfold.Morocco opened the scoring through Tarik Sektioui after just eight minutes before France hit straight back viaSidney Govou.Former Premier League star Samir Nasri then put Les Blues ahead in the 75th minute with a strike from outside of the box.But Morocco weren't done yet and found an equaliser with six minutes remaining throughYou sef Mokhtari.Check out highlights of the match . France will unsurprisingly come into this match as strong favourites with the bookmakers.Morocco's Levi Onwuzurike Jersey stunning defensive record so far in Qatar means even if they aren't being tipped to win, few are expecting France to pile on the goals.SkyBetLadbrokesFrance win-1901.511/28/15Draw+2903.753/111/4Morocco win+6006.606/113/2Both teamsto score Y / N+135 / -1902.29 / 1.485/4, 4/727/20, 8/15Over / Under2.5 goals+120 / -1652.21 / 1.626/5, 8/135/4, 3/5France -0.5-2101.52Morocco +0.5+1452.49France advance-4501.241/52/9Morocco advance+3103.6510/33/1