Philippe Auclair

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2,083 appearances 17 recordings 3 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 15 Sep

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Football Weekly · France maul meek Morocco to reach semi-finals: World Cup Daily · 10 Jul 2026 podcast

Yeah, it was a bit odd and also because, you know, you have to go back to 2022 as well. matched

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You know, and the semifinals. matched

So there are all the reasons you can imagine, even if the history of France's relationship with Morocco is very different now. matched

from France's relationship with Algeria, for example, where I can assure you that there would be a lot of needle in that one. matched

And Morocco is a little bit different in that case, but it was a bit odd. matched

It felt like they were resigned to their fate from very early on in the game. matched

Perhaps because, I don't know, maybe it's a silly theory, but could it be that the instructions they were given matched

which was defend deep, hit them in the counter, were actually instructions that the players didn't care much for. matched

They did it, but their heart was not in it. matched

And maybe they didn't think, maybe that's not the right way to do it. matched

Because that Moroccan team, which is now the best team in Africa, we all know that, which is established as one of the, actually, we could call it a football power worldwide. matched

has actually evolved since 2022, as John was saying and as Barry was saying as well, as a team that is playing more, creating more, expressing more. matched

And we didn't see that at all. matched

I'm wondering if there was not an element of, well, if that's the way, that's the way. matched

It was a disappointment, I must say. matched

And the fact that there was no needle. matched

And by the way, if we talk about the referee, I thought he was absolutely excellent. matched

He was terrific, Theo. matched

But, you know, which also maybe put pay to a few conspiracy theories that I've seen circling around in the net and on some WhatsApp groups online. matched

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