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Argentina edged out France 4-2 on penalties after extra time ended 3-3 to regain the title after 36 years.
Scaloni was evasive when asked if he would deploy a three-man defence as he did for the quarterfinal against the Netherlands, to give right full-back Nahuel Molina support against France's lightning-fast star player Kylian Mbappe.
France are hoping to become just the third side after Italy (1938) and Brazil (1962) to successfully defend the title.
The number of assists by a player is considered in the case of a tie for goals scored.
Morocco, the first African side to reach the last four of the World Cup, had built their success on brilliant defending and fast counter attacks, but they got a taste of their own medicine in the semifinal.
Theo Hernandez put the French ahead in the fifth minute at the Al Bayt Stadium. Substitute Randal Kolo Muani made it 2-0 in the 79th minute.
Moroccos exit was tempered by their achievement of becoming the first African and Arab country to reach the World Cup semi-final, a feat widely celebrated.
With Mbappe on the left flank of France's attack, he will cross paths with right-back Hakimi, the player he took under his wing when the Moroccan joined PSG from Inter Milan in 2021.
France are eyeing a second successive final, while Morocco are playing in their maiden semifinal.
The children, Jozef and Aimee, of couple Zachariah Joseph and Eleyah of Padinjarekara family in Kottayam paraded with the players for the national anthem on the ground prior to the start of the match.