Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Saturday 17 December 2022
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Saturday 17 December 2022.
Front Page, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Saturday 17 December
👉Goodbye Mihajlovic
1969-2022
Sinisa forever
Struck by leukemia after more than three years of battle.
Story of a hero of our football.
The condolences of sport and of the country
Corriere dello Sport, Front Page, Saturday 17 December 2022 .
Front Page, Corriere dello Sport, Saturday 17 December 2022
👉Farewell great Sinisa
Mihajlovic is dead, he was 53. Football has lost its warrior
He died of leukemia in a clinic in Rome. From 1992, he was a protagonist in Serie A, first on the pitch and then on the bench. pic.twitter.com/o9njt8fLuS
🏆👉 Here are Croatia vs Morocco official starting lineups for the FIFA World Cup for the Third Place on Saturday 17 December 2022 at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar at 18:00.
Italian Serie A players called up in this game
🇭🇷 Croatia: Martin Erlic (Sassuolo)
Marcelo Brozović (Inter)
Mario Pašalić (Atalanta)
Nikola Vlašić (Torino)
🇭🇷 Croatia – Morocco 🇲🇦
Saturday 17 December 2022
Khalifa International Stadium
Doha, Qatar
18:00
Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim (QAT)
Assistant Referee 1: Taleb Al Marri (QAT)
Assistant Referee 2: Saoud Al-Maqaleh (QAT)
Fourth Official: Raphael Claus (BRA)
Reserve Assistant Referee: Neuza Back (BRA)
Video Assistant Referee: Julio Bascunan (CHI)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Bruno Pires (BRA)
Support Video Assistant Referee: Armando Villarreal (USA)
Standby Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bruno Boschilia (BRA)
39′ Ball Possession FRANCE and 61% Ball Possession MOROCCO
France 2 – 0 Morocco
5′ Theo Hernández
79′ Randal Kolo Muani
🏆👉 France win the FIFA World Cup Semifinal defeating Morocco on Wednesday 14 December 2022 at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar. France reached the second consecutive final, after that of 2018, cradling more and more the dream of being able to win the World Cup for two editions in a row, a feat achieved in history only in Brazil and Italy. Morocco with a standing ovation is the real surprise of this tournament. They are the first African team in the history of the World Cup to reach a semi-final.
Italian Serie A players in this game.
🇫🇷 France: Theo Hernández (Milan) goal in the 5th minute, played all game
Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) not listed for this game (flu)
Olivier Giroud (Milan) played until the 65th minute and was replaced by Marcus Thuram
🇲🇦 Morocco: Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina) played all game
Abdelhamid Sabiri (Sampdoria) listed as a substitute
Walid Cheddira (Bari) not played because he got a red for two late yellow cards against Portugal
France opened the score in the 5th minute. The Serie A in action because it is AC Milan forward Theo Hernández to score with a left-footed shot to the bottom left corner.
🏆👉🇨🇵 France 1 – 0 Morocco 🇲🇦, 5th minute, ⚽️ goal by @acmilan player Theo Hernández for @FrenchTeam with a left-footed shot to the bottom left corner. https://t.co/ZYGizg9HwS
France closer to reach the Final. In the 79th minute, Randal Kolo Muani scored from very close range with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner. A memorable goal for Randas scoring his first-ever international goal for France.
🏆👉🇨🇵 France 2 – 0 Morocco 🇲🇦, 79th minute, ⚽️ goal by Randal Kolo Muani for @FrenchTeam from very close range with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner. https://t.co/MRObW7fyXD
44 – Randal Kolo Muani has scored the third-quickest goal for a substitute in World Cup history (44 seconds after coming on), only behind Morales in 2002 (16 seconds) and Sand in 1998 (26 seconds). Quick. pic.twitter.com/3x3ePscG24
3 – Youssef En-Nesyri had three touches against France, the fewest on record (since 1966) by any player to play 45+ minutes in a World Cup match. Isolated. pic.twitter.com/4fOgBC1FMt
✅ Stats before the game. France have never lost against Morocco in their five previous matches, all friendlies (W3, D2): the last one, in November 2007, in Saint-Denis, ended 2-2. France have alternated between winning and losing in their six World Cup matches against African nations, losing 1-0 to Tunisia in the final round of this season’s group stage. No team has ever lost against two different African teams in the same World Cup so far. Morocco could become the first African nation to reach the World Cup final; moreover, the one against France will be the first ever semi-final played by an African team at a World Cup. France play their seventh World Cup semi-final; after being eliminated in the first three (1958, 1982, 1986), the transalpines have won all of their last three games in this stage (1998, 2006, 2018). No opposing player has yet found the goal against Morocco in this World Cup, and the only goal conceded came from an own goal against Canada. The Lions of the Atlas have collected four ‘clean sheets’ in this tournament: the last two teams to have kept five clean sheets in a single edition, went on to win the World Cup (Spain in 2010 and Italy in 2006).
🏆👉 Lineup FRANCE (4-2-3-1): Lloris; Koundé, Varane, Konaté, T. Hernandez; Fofana, Tchouaméni; Griezmann, Dembélé, Mbappè; Giroud.
🏆👉 Here are France vs Morocco official starting lineups – formations for the FIFA World Cup Semifinal on Wednesday 14 December 2022 at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar at 22:00 (local time).
Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Monday 12 December 2022
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Monday 12 December 2022.
Front Page La Gazzetta dello Sport Monday 12 December 2022
👉Why Morocco can dream of the Cup
The World Cup shockers
👉Scaroni
“My Milan”
“We believe in the Scudetto, but the Champions League is worth more”
Corriere dello Sport, Front Page, Monday 12 December 2022 .
Front Page, Corriere dello Sport, Monday 12 December 2022
👉Napoli show with Crystal Palace
Osi and Raspa Scudetto magic
👉World Cup, hunt for the talents that brought Africa to the Semifinal
Morocco’s gold
Milan on Ziyech, Hakimi wants Inter, Liverpool bewitched by Amrabat pic.twitter.com/XJGKDNBQwP
By Anna Italia
