Paul Pogba sends a good luck message to the France team ahead of their semi-final clash with Morocco
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‘Those are my boys’: Paul Pogba sends a good luck message to the France team ahead of their semi-final clash against Morocco… as the midfielder gives Les Bleus ‘full strength’ in their goal of coming back to win – return 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 will take on the North African team on Wednesday, aiming to become the third team in history to win back-to-back World Cups.
Didier Deschamps’s side eliminated England in the quarter-finals on Saturday thanks to Oliver Giroud’s 78th-minute goal, before Harry Kane missed a penalty.
Paul Pogba sent a good luck message to France ahead of their semi-final clash with Morocco
And Pogba, who was an important part of France’s triumph in Russia in 2018, sent a video message of encouragement to his team.
In a clip posted by the French soccer team’s Twitter account, Pogba sent his good wishes via Kingsley Coman.
Speaking to the striker, 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 made 91 appearances 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-finals on Saturday night to set up their semi-final clash.
Pogba was an important part of Les Bleus’ success during their triumphant 2018 World Cup in Russia.
However, the former Manchester United midfielder was forced to miss the main event this time in Qatar due to injury, after failing to recover in time from knee surgery.
Pogba joined Juventus in the summer after leaving United for the second time, but has yet to make his competitive debut for the Italian giants.
They face Walid Regragui’s Moroccan team, which has been one of the stories of the tournament after becoming the first African team to reach the semifinals of the World Cup.
In his trip to the quarter-finals, he topped a group that included Croatia and Belgium, with the Atlas Lions beating Kevin de Bruyne and company 2-0.
The Juventus midfielder scored in the final but missed this tournament with a knee injury
They then eliminated Spain on penalties in the round of 16, before beating Portugal 1-0 in the quarterfinals on Saturday.
In all, they have conceded only one goal in the entire tournament: an own goal against Canada in their last group match.
The two nations will meet at Al Bayt Stadium on Wednesday night at 7pm (GMT).