World Cup 2022: Buhari, Biden Spotted Watching Morocco vs France Game

• France reached the final of the 2022 FIFA World Cup after beating Morocco in the semis
• Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari watched the encounter on television in the US
• France will face Argentina in the final, while Morocco will tackle Croatia for third place

President Muhammadu Buhari of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has been spotted alongside Joe Biden and other world leaders, watching Morocco versus France at the 2022 World Cup.

Buhari is currently in the United States of America, where he has been having meetings with other world leaders in Washington.

The 79-year-old was accompanied to the US by Governor Abdulrahman of Kwara State, and they watched the World Cup semi-final together on television.

Going into the semi-final clash with France, Buhari had earlier congratulated the Moroccan national team for their success in reaching the last four, following their win over Portugal.

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He was impressed with the performance of the Atlas Lions and for making Africans proud.

Buhari might well have been expecting another surprise victory from the North Africans, but they unfortunately were eliminated by their European opposition.

See photo of Buhari below:

How did the game end?

France started the encounter impressively and waited for only five minutes to take the lead, through Theo Hernandez.

The Moroccans missed some scoring chances in the first and second half, and would only have themselves to blame for losing the game.

Muani scored the second goal for Les Bleus in the 79th minute, to set up a World Cup final encounter against Argentina.

Mbappe shows hunger for title

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how France star Kylian Mbappe showed his desire to win another World Cup, after reacting to his side's victory over Morocco in the semi-final.

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Goals on either side of half time ensured the reigning world champions reached the Mundial finals for two successive years.

Mbappe has been France's main man at the tournament in Qatar, leading the goal scoring charts with five goals from six games.

After the match on Wednesday evening, the Paris Saint-Germain forward took to social media to share his excitement.