World Cup 2022: Episode 24 - Morocco Dominate, But France Make The Final
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The Times
3.2 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 15 December 2022
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Allnutt and Alyson Rudd.
Morocco fell short of making the World Cup final as France won 2-0 in the second semi-final - but who were the better side? (00:00)
Where was the game won and lost? Could Morocco have played it differently? (16:58)
Does France’s performance make Argentina the clear favourites in the final on Sunday? (25:33)
Gregor gives his thoughts on the officiating in the semi-final and what he hopes for in the final (34:25)
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| 0:54.4 | You're listening to the game podcast from the Times, Qatar 2022. Today the lineup for the |
| 1:01.3 | World Cup final is complete. After a lackluster France, come past a heroic Moroccan effort, |
| 1:07.7 | two goals to nil. We'll discuss the French tactical deficiencies as they go head to head with |
| 1:13.5 | Lionel Messianco at the weekend and talk about the meaning that Morocco's performance, |
| 1:18.5 | a first African team in the semi-finals of the World Cup, will have on the game as a whole. |
| 1:23.6 | This is the game. Hello again and welcome back to the game podcast. I am Hugh |
| 1:34.1 | Wasn't Croft Fresh from the Talksport Fanzone where I've watched Morocco take on France in a |
| 1:39.8 | thrilling World Cup semi-final. We are dotted around the place this evening for you. |
| 1:45.7 | And unfortunately for Morocco, it wasn't the result that they wanted. France are through |
| 1:50.2 | to back-to-back World Cup finals, but it was. I think we will all agree an absolutely thrilling |
| 1:55.8 | match. I'm Hugh Wasn't Croft alongside Tom Orner and Gregor Robinson to review the second semi-final |
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