Key facts ahead of Morocco-France World Cup semi-finals clash

✎ Newsnow
User Rating: 0 (0 votes)

Doha, State of Qatar
  • This is France’s sixth appearance in the FIFA World Cup semi-finals in their last nine participations in the finals.
  • France are the first FIFA World Cup holders to reach the semi-finals since Brazil in 1998.
  • France have been successful in 15 of their last 17 FIFA World Cup knockout ties (including one penalty shoot-out win).
  • France have won each of their last six FIFA World Cup knockout matches.
  • Morocco are only the third nation outside of Europe or South America to reach the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup, following the USA (1930) and Korea Republic (2002).
  • Morocco are the 25th nation to compete in the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup. They are the only nation in this year’s semi-finals who have yet to feature in the semi-finals.
  • Morocco are unbeaten in their last six FIFA World Cup matches (Won 3; Drew 3). This is their best unbeaten streak at the finals.

Advertisement

Ronaldo marks his 1,200th...

News
Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated his 1,200th professional match with a goal and an assist as he helped his Saudi League side Al-Nassr to get a 4-1 win...
Read more

Juventus back on top...

News
Juventus delivered an efficient performance as they moved back to provisional top spot in Serie A on Friday, securing a 1-0 home win against a wasteful...
Read more

Africa Congress on Christianity...

News
Director of Sports of the Mountain of Fire and Miracle who is also the chairman of the Sporting Lagos, Godwin Enakhena has been honoured with a...
Read more

U.S. and Mexico submit...

News
The United States and Mexico submitted a joint bid on Friday to co-host the 2027 women’s World Cup that, if successful, would see the North American...
Read more

PFAs Pay N1.63trn Lump...

Business
The Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp) said that the pension industry paid N1.63 trillion as lump sum to 442,000 retirees as at the second...
Read more

ETI Signs $200m Sustainability-Linked...

Business
A syndicate of European Development Finance Institutions (EDFIs), led by Proparco, has signed The post ETI Signs $200m Sustainability-Linked Loan With Syndicate Development Institutions appeared first on...
Read more

Ronaldo marks his 1,200th game in style as Al-Nassr bounce back

Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated his 1,200th professional match with a goal and an assist as he helped his Saudi League side Al-Nassr to get a 4-1 win...

Juventus back on top after clinical win against wasteful Osimhen’s Napoli

Juventus delivered an efficient performance as they moved back to provisional top spot in Serie A on Friday, securing a 1-0 home win against a wasteful...

Africa Congress on Christianity and Sports honours Godwin Enakhena

Director of Sports of the Mountain of Fire and Miracle who is also the chairman of the Sporting Lagos, Godwin Enakhena has been honoured with a...

U.S. and Mexico submit bid to co-host 2027 women’s World Cup

The United States and Mexico submitted a joint bid on Friday to co-host the 2027 women’s World Cup that, if successful, would see the North American...

PFAs Pay N1.63trn Lump Sum to 442,000 Retirees in 15yrs – PenOp

The Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp) said that the pension industry paid N1.63 trillion as lump sum to 442,000 retirees as at the second...

ETI Signs $200m Sustainability-Linked Loan With Syndicate Development Institutions

A syndicate of European Development Finance Institutions (EDFIs), led by Proparco, has signed The post ETI Signs $200m Sustainability-Linked Loan With Syndicate Development Institutions appeared first on...

NDIC to Pay N16.18bn Liquidation Dividends of 20 Failed Banks

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) says it is prepared to conduct 100 per cent liquidation dividend payments worth N16.18 billion for depositors of 20 failed...

Supercomputer predicts Manchester United’s final Premier League finish after Chelsea win

Man United are locked in a competitive battle to secure Champions League qualification for next season. Manchester United have been given a 5.2 per cent chance...

Badminton ‘Gospel’ according to CSED spread to Benin City

The global effort to popularise badminton through a programme code-named “Shuttle Time” is spreading like wild fire in Nigeria.   Through a partnership of the Badminton...
Previous article
Bill Gates, Beckham, Drogba, predict Morocco’s defeat of France
Next article
Meta Sued for US$1.6n for Fuelling Ethiopia’s Ethnic Violence

For more information

To stay up to date with each new release try subscribing and we will send you an email with each new public release and even the air dates.

All rights reserved Newsnow.