NewsWorld Cup: Ibrahima Konate and France beat Morocco to reach final
Ibrahima Konate helped France to reach their second successive World Cup final by beating Morocco 2-0.
Liverpool centre-back Konate played the full 90 minutes and put in an assured display as Les Bleus won Wednesday’s last-four tie thanks to Theo Hernandez’s early goal and a late clincher from substitute Randal Kolo Muani.
Konate, making his third start of the tournament, produced a crucial, goal-saving sliding interception to thwart Youssef En-Nesyri in the early stages of a second half that Morocco began strongly.
Reigning world champions France weathered that storm successfully, though, and Muani sealed their place in Sunday’s showpiece, where they will meet Argentina.
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