PSG teammates Kylian Mbappe and Achraf Hakimi will battle on the pitch when France and Morocco face off in the World Cup semifinal.
I’m pretty sure they won’t be this friendly when they battle each other in the semifinal: [taking down](https://clutchpoints.com/world-cup-news-morocco-claims-insane-feat-for-africa-with-win-vs-cristiano-ronaldo-portugal) Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal in their quarterfinal match. At this point, PSG teammates [Kylian Mbappe](/tag/kylian-mbappe) and Achraf Hakimi will need to set their friendship aside as they battle on the pitch for a place in the final.
Achraf Hakimi is ready for the incoming challenge of facing Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe in the 2022 World Cup semi finals.
[Hakimi’s Morocco continued their impressive Qatar 2022 journey, with a 1-0 win over Portugal in the quarterfinals,](https://www.football-espana.net/2022/12/10/watch-sevillas-youssef-en-nesyri-gives-morocco-a-shock-lead-against-portugal) on the back of edging out Spain in a penalty shootout win. France secured their place in the last four, with a 2-1 win over England, on the back of winning 2-1 in Al Khor, thanks to goals from Aurelien Tchouameni and Olivier Giroud. [Achraf Hakimi](https://www.football-espana.net/tag/achraf-hakimi) is ready for the incoming challenge of facing [Paris Saint-Germain](https://psgtalk.com/) teammate [Kylian Mbappe](https://www.football-espana.net/tag/kylian-mbappe) in the [2022 World Cup](https://www.football-espana.net/category/2022-world-cup) semi finals.
SportsBrief.com News - Morocco's Achraf Hakimi has sent a message to PSG teammate Kylian Mbappe ahead of an exciting semi-final clash between France and ...
Hassan Hakimi will tell you, the rise to stardom wasn't easy. If Hakimi can keep him quiet, Morocco have a good chance against the reigning However, this was arguably Mbappe's most underwhelming performance at the tournament. [Lions](https://sportsbrief.com/tag/lions/) was confirmed, Hakimi took to Twitter to send his club teammate a message. Interestingly, Mbappe and Hakimi will come face to face in the semi-final. [Portugal](https://sportsbrief.com/facts/teams/16210-portugal-national-football-team-players-coach-fifa-world-rankings-world-cup/), another heavyweight in the tournament to make history as the first African nation to reach the semis.
Kylian Mbappé is going to meet his good friend Achraf Hakimi again at this World Cup.
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Achraf Hakimi sent a tweet to his 'friend' Kylian Mbappe after it was confirmed the two would be facing each other in the World Cup semi-finals.
The two obviously share a close bond and it will be an intriguing battle in one of football's biggest games. Morocco's Hakimi sent a message to his PSG team-mate Mbappe at full-time of the second match on Saturday as a semi-final showdown was set.Twitter Morocco and France both booked their place in the World Cup semi-finals in an enthralling day of football.