World Youth Championship semi-finals - Morocco U20 vs France U20: Evenly matched, who will advance to the final?

After defeating Norway U20 2:1 in the quarter-finals, the French U20 team entered the semi-finals of the World Youth Championship for the third time in history. In 2011, France U20 entered the semi-finals of the World Youth Championship for the first time. In 2013, France U20 entered the semi-finals for the second time and won the World Youth Championship for the first time.

In the semi-finals, France U20’s opponent was Morocco U20.

Morocco U20 VS France U20

Nature of the match: World Youth Championship semi-finals

Match time: 4:00 on October 16

Group stage, Morocco U20 They defeated Spain U20 2:0, Brazil U20 2:1, and lost to Mexico U20 0:1 in the final round. In the 1/8 finals, Morocco U20 eliminated South Korea U20 with a score of 2:1. In the quarter finals, Morocco U20 defeated the powerful United States U20 with a score of 3:1 to advance.

From qualifying in the group to advancing to the semi-finals, France U20 has stumbled all the way. In the first match of the group stage, France U20 played against South Africa U20 and narrowly won 2:1. In the second round, they played against the United States U20 and lost 0:3. In the last round, they played against the "fish belly" New Caledonia U20 and swept their opponents 6:0 to ensure promotion to the knockout rounds.

In the 1/8 finals, France U20's opponent was Japan U20. On the scene, Japan U20 had the upper hand. They took 23 shots and 6 of them were on target, but failed to score. Of course, France U20 was not passively beaten. There were 17 shots in the game and 5 of them were on target, with a ball possession rate of 63%. During regular time, the two sides drew 0:0 and entered overtime. At the last moment, French forward Mishal scored a penalty kick created by himself, defeating Japan U20 1:0 to advance.

In the quarter-finals against Norway U20, France U20 was still at a disadvantage in shooting, and narrowly won 2:1 in the end.

This Moroccan U20 team is worth a total of 11.55 million euros and is very strong. The most valuable player in the team is 19-year-old forward Qassim Yassin, who is worth 4 million euros and currently plays for Dunkirk in Ligue 2. In this World Youth Championship, Yasin has contributed 2 goals and 3 assists. According to foreign media reports, Yasin has attracted the attention of many European clubs, including Chelsea.

The total value of the French U20 team is 13.85 million euros, which is not much higher than that of Morocco U20. The most valuable player of this French U20 team is Nathan Zeize, who currently plays for Saudi Arabian Football Club New Future City Sports and is worth as much as 15 million euros. Zeze previously played for Nantes and was signed by Saudi Arabia's newly promoted team New Future City Sports in the summer window for 23 million euros.

In this regard, the 30-year-old French midfielder Rabiot Zhihu couldn’t imagine it. “When I saw a 19-year-old player signing with Saudi Arabia, I simply couldn’t imagine it. This was not something I would do at that age, but everyone Everyone has their own way to go, and everyone has his own ambitions, so I don’t want to judge anyone. "

The strength of both sides should be between equals. In this battle, it may be difficult for the two sides to determine the winner in regular time. In terms of player competition experience, France U20 has more experience.