♫ Tin tin tintin, tin tin tin tiiiiiiiiiin tin tin, tin tin tin tin tiiiin tintintin ♬ Did you recognize her? But yes, it’s the Marseillaise of course! (It’s time for this World Cup to end, we’re starting to go crazy) It’s the big day for the Blues and the Atlas Lions, the day of the long-awaited semi-final! In a few hours, we will know who will accompany Argentina, Croatia’s faller on Tuesday evening, in the final next Sunday.
The disease knocks on the door of the Blues
This is THE dirty news of the day. According The Team, Dayot Upamecano and Adrien Rabiot are uncertain for the game against Morocco. The two players, monstrous since the start of the competition, caught a nasty germ and would be sick. If they could not hold their place in the XI, we would therefore theoretically be entitled to Ibrahima Konaté in central defense and Youssouf Fofana in midfield. But we would still prefer to stay on our two titus if you don’t mind. Frankly, you’re going to stuff yourself with Doliprane and hop, hop, hop, on the track, gentlemen!
Hervé Renard will support Morocco
While a colony of columnists from a certain TV channel (CNews, not to name it) never stops choking on the idea that young French people from Moroccan families could be led to support the Lion of the Atlas, they will be told 1. That everyone is free to do what they want in this country, and 2. that Herve Renard also chose to do so without having the slightest tie (genetic, at least) to Morocco. And we didn’t hear them moan about it. “I am French, I was born in France, I have a French passport but, tomorrow, I am sorry, I will support the Moroccan team, confided the former coach of the Moroccan selection (2016-2019) to RMC. Because this country marked me, people brought me love to a point that you cannot even imagine. I received so many things that I share their joy today while remaining in the background because I simply had the chance to work with them. I wish them the best in the world. »
The Blues feet to the floor
Present at a press conference on the eve of the semi-final, Hugo Lloris gave the main lines of the battle plan of the Blues against Morocco. And the idea is simple: do everything not to give hope to their opponent by scoring as soon as possible. “We must not waste time and attack hard to try to break through this Moroccan wall as soon as possible in the match, while keeping a certain balance so as not to give them the possibility of counter-attacking”, indicated the French captain. .
The program of the day
Breakfast, lazy days, lunch, muscle awakening, chat, finally everything that is usually done on match days. As for us, we will meet you in front of the Al-Bayt stadium around 9 p.m. for a live on Instagram as has been customary since the start of this World Cup. The match will obviously be followed live on our site, but you already knew that, right?