‘Those are my boys’: Paul Pogba sends a good luck message to the France team ahead of their semi-final clash with Morocco… as the midfielder gives Les Bleus ‘all of his strength’ as they aim to win back-to-back World Cups
Paul Pogba has sent a good luck message to the French team ahead of their World Cup semi-final clash with Morocco.
Les Bleus take on the north African side on Wednesday, aiming to become just the third team in history to win back-to-back World Cups.
Didier Deschamps’s team knocked out England in the quarter-final on Saturday thanks to Oliver Giroud’s 78th minute winner, before Harry Kane missed a spot kick.
Paul Pogba sent a good luck message to France ahead of their semi-final clash with Morocco
And Pogba, who was a major part of France’s triumph in Russia back in 2018, sent a video message of encouragement to his national team.
In a clip released by the French Football Team’s twitter account, Pogba sent his well wishes via Kingsley Coman.
Speaking to the forward, Pogba said: ‘Together! I am with you. I give you all my strength. All my strength to this group.
‘This is my group, those are my boys!’
Pogba, who has earned 91 caps for Les Bleus since making his debut in 2013, was a key man for Deschamp’s side in 2018 and even scored in the final against Croatia.
France defeated England in the quarter-final on Saturday night to set up their semi-final clash
Pogba was a major part of Les Bleus success during their triumphant 2018 World Cup in Russia
However, the former Manchester United midfielder was forced to miss the showpiece event this time in Qatar through injury, after being unable to recover from knee surgery in time.
Pogba joined Juventus in the summer after leaving United for a second time but he is still yet to make his competitive debut for the Italian giants.
They face Walid Regragui’s Morocco side who have been one of the stories of the tournament after they became the first-ever African side to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup.
In their journey to the last four, they topped a group that included Croatia and Belgium, with the Atlas Lions beating Kevin de Bruyne and co 2-0.
The Juventus midfielder scored in the final but missed this tournament through a knee injury
They then knocked out Spain on penalties in the Round of 16, before they beat Portugal 1-0 in the quarter-final on Saturday.
In total, they have conceded just one goal in the whole tournament – an own goal against Canada in their final group game.
The two nations will meet at the Al Bayt Stadium on Wednesday evening at 7pm (GMT).
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