France vs. Morocco: How do both squads compare ahead of World Cup clash?

Looking to become only the third team to win back-to-back world titles, Didier Deschamps's men set out to book their place in this year's final where one of Argentina or Croatia awaits.

Les Bleus saw off the threat of England thanks to a 2-1 victory in sides' last-eight involvement with goals from Aurelien Tchouameni and Olivier Giroud getting the job done.

Meanwhile, Youssef En-Nesyri's solitary strike saw Walid Regragui's men make history in their quarter-final tie against Portugal which ended in a 1-0 win as the Atlas Lions became the first African team to make it through to penultimate stage of football's biggest tournament.

Here, Sports Mole looks at how the squads of France and Morocco weigh up against each other ahead of Wednesday's contest.

FRANCE

Most valuable player:

Kylian Mbappe (£137.8m)

Overall squad value:

£859.1m

Most capped player:

Hugo Lloris (142)

Leading goalscorer:

Olivier Giroud (52)

Total caps:

869

Total goals:

153

Oldest player:

Steve Mandanda (37)

Youngest player:

Eduardo Camavinga (20)

Average age:

26.5

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Goalkeepers: Alphonse Areola (West Ham), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham), Steve Mandanda (Rennes)

Defenders: Theo Hernandez (AC Milan), Axel Disasi (Monaco), Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool), Jules Kounde (Barcelona), Benjamin Pavard (Bayern Munich), William Saliba (Arsenal), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich), Raphael Varane (Manchester United)

Midfielders: Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid), Youssouf Fofana (Monaco), Matteo Guendouzi (Marseille), Adrien Rabiot (Juventus), Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid), Jordan Veretout (Marseille)

Forwards: Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt), Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich), Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona), Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain), Marcus Thuram (Borussia Monchengladbach)

MOROCCO

Most valuable player:

Achraf Hakimi (£56.3m)

Overall squad value:

£209m

Most capped player:

Romain Saiss (70)

Leading goalscorer:

Hakim Ziyech (19)

Total caps:

601

Total goals:

74

Oldest player:

Munir Mohamedi (33)

Youngest player:

Bilal El Khannous (18)

Average age:

26.2

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Goalkeepers: Yassine Bounou (Sevilla), Munir (Al-Wehda), Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti (Wydad)

Defenders: Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain), Noussair Mazraoui (Bayern Munich), Romain Saiss (Besiktas), Nayef Aguerd (West Ham), Achraf Dari (Brest), Jawad El Yamiq (Real Valladolid), Yahia Attiat-Allah (Wydad), Badr Benoun (Qatar SC)

Midfielders: Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina), Selim Amallah (Standard Liege), Abdelhamid Sabiri (Sampdoria), Azzedine Ounahi (Angers), Bilel El Khanouss (Genk), Yahya Jabrane (Wydad)

Forwards: Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla), Sofiane Boufal (Angers), Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse), Abde Ezzalzouli (Osasuna), Anass Zaroury (Burnley), Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers), Abderrazak Hamdallah (Al-Ittihad), Walid Cheddira (SSC Bari)

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