Referee for France vs Morocco 2022 is Cesar Arturo Ramos Palazuelos (Mexico)- World Cup games record for him

Mexican referee Cesar Ramos will be in charge of France vs Morocco (World Cup 2022 Semifinal) on 14 December, 2022. Here is a look of all World Cup games refereed by Cesar Ramos so far. Ramos was a ref at the 2018 World Cup too and while he’s not had the whistle when France have played, he has already been a ref for a Morocco game at the current WC (their 2-0 win over Belgium)

Cesar Ramos list of World Cup matches as referee

2022 World Cup

Portugal 6-1 Switzerland (Round of 16- 2 yellow cards)
Belgium 0-2 Morocco (Group Stage- 2 yellow cards)
Denmark 0-0 Tunisia (Group Stage- 3 yellow cards)

2018 World Cup

Uruguay 2-1 Portugal (Round of 16- 1 yellow card)
Poland 0-3 Colombia (Group Stage 2 yellow cards)
Brazil 1-1 Switzerland (Group Stage 4 yellow cards)

Has Cesar Ramos refereed Morocco before the 2022 World Cup semifinal match v France?

Yes, Ramos was in charge of Morocco’s 2-0 win over Belgium in the group stages of the WC

What is the nationality of the referee in today’s France Morocco World Cup semifinal?

Cesar Ramos (the ref for France Morocco) is from the country of Mexico.

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xG Argentina Croatia 2022 World Cup Semi-final | Expected Goals Arg 3-0 Cro Match Stats

Click here for Argentina vs France xG stats WC 2022 Final

Click here for xG France vs Morocco WC 2022

Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Argentina vs Croatia on December 13, 2022 (first World Cup semifinal).

Croatia had more possession and shots than Argentina, but the superior quality of the Albiceleste’s chances shows here on the shots map, and they were comfortable winners at the end. They scored three goals, and could’ve scored three more- all very good chances. Only two of Croatia’s shots were on target- another indicator that they didn’t really threaten Emi Martinezin goal.

xG Argentina 2.57-0.54 Croatia shots map (Actual score Argentina 3-0 Croatia)

Argentina 1-0 Croatia Messi penalty v Croatia xG 0.80
Argentina 2-0 Croatia Alvarez first goal vs Croatia xG 0.65
Argentina 3-0 Croatia Alvarez second goal v Croatia xG 0.52

xG Argentina Croatia World Cup 2022 Semifinal

Other notable chances

43rd minute MacAllister chance vs Croatia (saved by Livakovic)
58th minute Messi chance v Croatia (saved by Livakovic)
83rd minute MacAllister chance v Croatia (wide)

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Newspaper Player Ratings Argentina vs Croatia 2022 World Cup- Messi, Alvarez, Gvardiol

Click here for Argentina 3-3 France Player Ratings from the European papers. Here is a look at the player ratings for Argentina vs Croatia from the big European sports newspapers (L’Equipe, Diario AS and Sport) following Argentina’s 3-0 win over Croatia in the first World Cup semifinal. Click here for xG stats and shots map … Read more