Jean-Philippe Mateta, who had netted the winner in France's 1-0 win over Argentina in the quarterfinal, scored a brace in the semifinal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After a goalless first half, Egypt broke the deadlock in the 62nd minute through defender Saber Mahmoud who had a shot blocked, but collected the rebound and beat two defenders before firing home, reports Xinhua.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mahmoud's strike jolted France into action. Their relentless attack paid off in the 83rd minute when Mateta raced onto Michael Olise's through-ball and drove it past the helpless Egypt goalkeeper Alaa Hamza.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
With the score 1-1 after 90 minutes, the game moved into extra-time, and Egypt suffered a major blow when defender Fayed Omar was sent off for a second yellow card just two minutes into the first period.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
With a man advantage, France went 2-1 up in the 99th minute through Mateta's powerful header, before Olise wrapped up the win for the hosts in the 108th minute with a shot from the edge of the box.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
France, who recorded 31 shots against Egypt's 15, also hit the woodwork three times.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the other semifinal, Spain came back from one goal down to beat Morocco 2-1.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Fermin Lopez, who contributed a brace in Spain's 3-0 quarterfinal win over Japan, was his side's hero once again, as he scored one and assisted the other in the semifinal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Spain found themselves 1-0 behind in the 37th minute when Morocco forward Soufiane Rahimi converted a penalty kick.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Fermin Lopez, who contributed a brace in Spain's 3-0 quarterfinal win over Japan, was his side's hero once again, as he scored one and assisted the other in the semifinal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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