The 2022 World Cup in Qatar was something special with many surprises and upsets. This time around, we look at the second semi-final match with a surprise team going against last year’s defending champions. Yes, we are talking about Morocco going head-to-head against France! Will France advance to the finals or will Morocco have an upset? Let’s find out with our France vs Morocco Betting Pick and prediction from our online sports wagering experts.
At the beginning of the World Cup, France had the second-best odds to win the tournament at +600. Needless to say, sports betting odds sites have them as a -180 to win this semi-finals World Cup matchup. On the other hand, Morocco is the clear underdog at +600. While these are long odds, their performance so far has been excellent making it an attractive football bet
France vs Morocco World Cup Betting Odds
- France: -180
- Draw: +300
- Morocco: +600
France vs Morocco Betting Prediction Analysis for 12/14/2022
This 2022 World Cup Semi-Final match will take place at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar. The Atlas Lions have been consistently surprising fans and finally earning a spot in the World Cup Semi-finals. Les Bleus on the other hand had a tough time making it pass England. However, they are now facing a totally different team and the odds are in their favor.
According to football betting experts, France has arguably the best football players in the world. In fact, some might say that they also the best player in this tournament with Kylian Mbappé. This can be further proven with his stellar performance against England last Saturday.
While they did win, France’s quarterfinal victory against England was one of the most dramatic of the entire tournament. This is because they were struggling trying to control the match while were easily playing through in the midfield. Therefore, this lack of pressing ability made them vulnerable to England running at their penalty area. This is certainly a weakness that Morocco will try to take advantage of.
Despite these obvious issues, France got 25 goals while allowing 11 for a 14 differential with 6 assists.
Last Saturday, Morocco made history by being the first African nation to ever qualify for the World Cup semi-finals. Today, they are looking for another upset by defeating the European Goliath and earning a spot in the finals.
So far, Morocco is 10-3-0, 5-1 in this World Cup competition with 23 goals whole allowing 4. The Top scorers and assist leaders for Morocco are Romain Saiss and Hakim Zyech. Saiss has with 1 goal and 0 assists thru 4 starts while Zyech has 1 goal and 1 assist thru 4 starts.
France vs Morocco Betting Pick
Game time: 12/14/2022 at 2:00PM ET
Bet on France at-180
Once again, Morocco faces long underdog odds but at this point, it should be nothing new for them. This is because they have been at least 3/1 underdogs in every single positive result they have made so far. Furthermore, they have been a defensive team for most of the tournament and will struggle to score against France.
While Morocco has shown a lot of surprises throughout this tournament, their defense will not be able to stop France. In addition, the final score should be on the under 2.5. However, the best bet would be to take France for the win at -180. Therefore, we predict France will win the match with a final score of 2-0.
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