Matt Doherty's World Cup diary | 14 December

Today's semi-final

France v Morocco (7pm)

Our players in action

Hugo Lloris

Tuesday's semi-final - Argentina 3-0 Croatia

Matt: "It was pretty predictable. I predicted Argentina to win 2-0 max, okay, it was 3-0 in the end, Lionel Messi is just magical whenever he decides to switch it on. He takes his time and then, eventually, lights it up. He's carrying Argentina potentially to the World Cup. To be fair, Argentina defend well, but the rest of the team know that if they do defend well, Messi can just do something, and that's what's been happening. So, Argentina in the final, and I do hope Messi and Cuti win the World Cup."

France v Morocco

Matt: "I can only see a France win, to be honest. Morocco have been my dark horses of the competition. I did think potentially they were capable of doing something special, but I think this will be a step too far. I think we can see a 3-1, 3-0 type of game. I can just see France overpowering them and getting the job done. Either way, Morocco have had a great tournament."

Key man

Matt: "This evening's key man is Achraf Hakimi of Morocco, purely because he goes head to head with Kylian Mbappe and he knows him as well as anyone, they are team-mates at PSG, train every day together, good friends and he will know Mbappe's game. Hakimi is also quick, so he could be capable of keeping up with him, just like Kyle Walker did for England. He could be the key if Morocco are going to keep Mbappe and France quiet."

Prediction

Matt: "I'm going 3-0 or 3-1, but I prefer the 3-0."