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    France players celebrate their opening goal
    France are now in their fourth consecutive World Cup quarter-final
    Hosts: Australia and New Zealand Dates: 20 July-20 August
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    Eugenie Le Sommer scored twice as France cruised into the Women's World Cup quarter-finals, thrashing Morocco to end the African side's dream run.

    Goals from Kadidiatou Diani, Kenza Dali and Le Sommer put France 3-0 ahead at half-time in Adelaide, with Le Sommer adding her second after 70 minutes.

    France will now face Australia in the last eight in Brisbane on Saturday.

    Morocco had been hoping to become the first African side to win a knockout match at the Women's World Cup.

    Clinical France maximise attack in ruthless win

    Herve Renard's France stand 67 places above Morocco in Fifa's world rankings and their superior quality was evident in the first half, with Dianni nodding them in front after a neat cross from Sakina Karchaoui as she scored her fourth goal in the competition.

    In the 20th minute Dianni turned provider, cutting the ball back to Aston Villa's Dali who struck a low shot into the corner.

    And with less than a quarter of the match gone the tie was wrapped up when Morocco's Nesryne El Chad slammed a clearance against Dianni and the ball fell nicely to Le Sommer who added a third.

    In the closing stages, with Morocco's defence tiring, Le Sommer added a fourth, heading in Vicki Becho's deep cross.

    France's best result at a World Cup finals is fourth in 2011, and they have now reached the last eight in each of the last four editions.

    With top-10 ranked teams the United States, Germany, Brazil and Canada all eliminated, the French will now fancy their chances of going all the way in the tournament.

    Morocco's dream run ends

    Morocco - the first Arab nation to compete at the finals - claimed a shock second place in Group H ahead of two-time winners Germany, who had beaten them 6-0 in their opening game.

    A second upset against unbeaten France though was a step too far.

    The team fell apart defensively as the more experienced side scored their first three goals across eight first-half minutes.

    Morocco's best chance fell just after the restart when Ibtissam Jraidi motored through on goal, but she was quickly smothered by France stopper Pauline Peyraud-Magnin.

    Player of the match

    DaliKenza Dali

    with an average of 8.22

    France

    1. Squad number15Player nameDali

      Average rating

      8.22

    2. Squad number9Player nameLe Sommer

      Average rating

      6.35

    3. Squad number3Player nameRenard

      Average rating

      6.00

    4. Squad number11Player nameDiani

      Average rating

      5.99

    5. Squad number22Player namePérisset

      Average rating

      5.93

    6. Squad number7Player nameKarchaoui

      Average rating

      5.71

    7. Squad number13Player nameBacha

      Average rating

      5.64

    8. Squad number19Player nameFeller

      Average rating

      5.49

    9. Squad number23Player nameBècho

      Average rating

      5.21

    10. Squad number6Player nameToletti

      Average rating

      5.19

    11. Squad number18Player nameAsseyi

      Average rating

      5.17

    12. Squad number5Player namede Almeida

      Average rating

      5.07

    13. Squad number14Player nameTounkara

      Average rating

      5.00

    14. Squad number16Player namePeyraud-Magnin

      Average rating

      4.94

    15. Squad number8Player nameGeyoro

      Average rating

      4.89

    16. Squad number20Player nameCascarino

      Average rating

      4.71

    Morocco

    1. Squad number23Player nameAyane

      Average rating

      7.48

    2. Squad number16Player nameLahmari

      Average rating

      7.22

    3. Squad number11Player nameTagnaout

      Average rating

      7.22

    4. Squad number3Player nameBenzina

      Average rating

      7.21

    5. Squad number6Player nameNakkach

      Average rating

      7.00

    6. Squad number2Player nameRedouani

      Average rating

      7.00

    7. Squad number20Player nameBouftini

      Average rating

      6.90

    8. Squad number4Player nameKassi

      Average rating

      6.90

    9. Squad number9Player nameJraïdi

      Average rating

      6.89

    10. Squad number17Player nameAït El Haj

      Average rating

      6.81

    11. Squad number1Player nameEr-Rmichi

      Average rating

      6.78

    12. Squad number19Player nameOuzraoui Diki

      Average rating

      6.72

    13. Squad number5Player nameEl Chad

      Average rating

      6.71

    14. Squad number7Player nameChebbak

      Average rating

      6.56

    Line-ups

    France

    Formation 4-4-1-1

    • 16Peyraud-Magnin
    • 22Périsset

      Substituted forCascarinoat 81'minutes

    • 3Renard
    • 5de Almeida
    • 7Karchaoui

      Substituted forTounkaraat 90+1'minutes

    • 15Dali
    • 8Geyoro
    • 6Toletti

      Substituted forBèchoat 64'minutes

    • 13Bacha
    • 9Le Sommer

      Substituted forFellerat 81'minutes

    • 11Diani

      Substituted forAsseyiat 90+1'minutes

    Substitutes

    • 1Durand
    • 2Lakrar
    • 4Fazer
    • 10Majri
    • 12Matéo
    • 14Tounkara
    • 17Le Garrec
    • 18Asseyi
    • 19Feller
    • 20Cascarino
    • 21Picaud
    • 23Bècho

    Morocco

    Formation 4-4-2

    • 1Er-Rmichi
    • 17Aït El HajBooked at 57mins
    • 5El Chad
    • 3Benzina
    • 2Redouani
    • 19Ouzraoui Diki
    • 6Nakkach

      Substituted forKassiat 64'minutes

    • 7Chebbak
    • 11Tagnaout

      Substituted forBouftiniat 64'minutes

    • 9Jraïdi
    • 16Lahmari

      Substituted forAyaneat 64'minutes

    Substitutes

    • 4Kassi
    • 8Amani
    • 10Badri
    • 12Zouhair
    • 13Seghir
    • 14Mazrouai
    • 15Gharbi
    • 18Chapelle
    • 20Bouftini
    • 21M'Rabet
    • 22Arouaissa
    • 23Ayane
    Referee:
    Tori Penso

    Match Stats

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    1. Match ends, France 4, Morocco 0.

    2. Second Half ends, France 4, Morocco 0.

    3. Vicki Bècho (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

    4. Foul by Zineb Redouani (Morocco).

    5. Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Wendie Renard.

    6. Vicki Bècho (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

    7. Foul by Zineb Redouani (Morocco).

    8. Substitution, France. Viviane Asseyi replaces Kadidiatou Diani.

    9. Substitution, France. Aïssatou Tounkara replaces Sakina Karchaoui.

    10. Élisa de Almeida (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.

    11. Foul by Ghizlane Chebbak (Morocco).

    12. Selma Bacha (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

    13. Foul by Hanane Aït El Haj (Morocco).

    14. Foul by Sakina Karchaoui (France).

    15. Sakina Ouzraoui Diki (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.

    16. Foul by Kadidiatou Diani (France).

    17. Ghizlane Chebbak (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

    18. Offside, Morocco. Rosella Ayane tries a through ball, but Zineb Redouani is caught offside.

    19. Substitution, France. Estelle Cascarino replaces Ève Périsset.

    20. Substitution, France. Naomie Feller replaces Eugénie Le Sommer.

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