France Women v Morocco Women

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France face a potentially tricky encounter against the lowest ranked nation left remaining in this World Cup, Morocco, when the two teams meet at Hindmarsh Stadium in Adelaide on Tuesday night with France looking to avoid becoming one of the highest ranked nations to be sent packing in what has been an intriguing tournament so far.

Nevertheless, France produced the almost perfect campaign during the group stages in what was a tough looking Group F as they secured a point in a 0-0 draw with Jamaica in their opening game and that was followed by a decisive 2-1 win against Brazil which meant Les Bleues had done most of the hard work by that stage.

Only 52nd ranked Panama stood in their way of emerging from the group and into the knockout rounds but Herve Renard's side duly obliged by despatching the minnows by way of a comprehensive 6-3 victory to send France sailing through to this round of last 16 clash against Morocco.

France have now suffered just the one defeat out of their last eight matches on the World Cup stage, while also losing once in their last 11 matches in all competitions.

Morocco looked to have very little chance of emerging from Group H which consisted of the likes of Colombia, Germany and South Korea but nevertheless, the African nation defied all the odds and in fact finished runners-up to Colombia only by goal difference as both sides finished on six points apiece.

An opening 6-0 thrashing by Germany in the first match of the group stage looked like being an ominous sign for Reynald Pedros' side and there looked to be no coming back from such a comprehensive defeat but the Moroccan women showed the same resilience and tenacity of their male counterparts in this tournament by recording back-to-back wins in subsequent matches.

Victories against South Korea and Colombia, both by 1-0 margins, along with Germany's capitulation, proved to be enough to send Morocco through to the round of last 16 on their World Cup debut.

However, Morocco now face the very tough task of containing a quality French outfit on Tuesday night and the bigger picture shows that they have managed to pick up just two wins out of their last eight matches overall.

In addition, Morocco have scored just two goals during this period and have failed to hit the back of the net in no fewer than six times in this period as well.

France Women v Morocco Women Verdict

France's experience and pedigree at this level should prove to be the decisive factor in this upcoming tussle as well as Morocco's difficulty in scoring goals.

Therefore, our main bet will be France win & Both Teams To Score No @ 1.66

Other side bets worth considering:

France win & Under 3.5 goals @ 2.05

Correct score: France 2-0 @ 6.00