Doha (Qatar), Dec 15 (IANS) France left-back Theo Hernandez was one of his country's heroes as the French national side beat Morocco 2-0 in their semifinal to book a meeting against Argentina in Sunday's final.The defender, who gave away a penalty against England in Saturday's quarterfinal, on Wednesday night, put France ahead in just the fifth minute with a left-foot volley at the far post.France now have the chance to become the first side since Brazil to win consecutive World Cups."It's incredible. Playing two finals in a row is incredible," said Hernandez."We did a great job, it was tough," he said of a game where Morocco had France on the back foot for long periods, before looking ahead to Sunday."The final against Argentina, we know it's going to be a great match, we're going to work hard to win this final," he said.The defender also had words for his brother Lucas, who had to abandon the World Cup after breaking a knee ligament just nine minutes into France's first group match against Australia."I am really thinking about my brother, I hope he will be there. It's incredible, I'm going to enjoy it with my family, all the players, and the coach too," he concluded.
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