It took just eight minutes for France to book their place in the quarter-finals and a match up against Australia in Brisbane on Saturday as Morocco’s fairytale run was brutally ended.
The Matildas will face France in a quarter-final on Saturday after Les Bleues cruised to a 4-0 victory over Morocco in their round of 16 clash in Adelaide.
Morocco became the lowest-ranked team to play in the last 16, bouncing back from a 6-0 rout by Germany to beat South Korea and Colombia. But they were no match for fifth-ranked France who went unbeaten in the group stage, capped by a dramatic 6-3 win over Panama. France dominated the match from start to finish. Kadidiatou Diani’s fourth goal of the tournament, a header in the 15th minute, sparked an eight-minute three-goal Les Bleues blitz, with Kenza Dali and Le Sommer also scoring at Hindmarsh Stadium, ending Morocco’s fairytale run.Morocco became the lowest-ranked team to play in the last 16, bouncing back from a 6-0 rout by Germany to beat South Korea and Colombia.
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