Photo: Giroud and Morocco coach Regragui training together in 2008- 14 years later, they face each other in semi-final of the World Cup

France's Olivier Giroud celebrates after Kylian Mbappe scored their side's second goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between France and Poland, at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

Wednesday's World Cup semifinal between France and Morocco will no doubt see some familiar faces united in rivalry on the pitch, with Paris Saint Germain teammates Kylian Mbappe and Achraf Hakimi going head to head.

Youssef En-Neysri and goalkeeper Bono regularly face off against Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann, while Ousmane Dembele and Abde Ezzalzouli shared a dressing room for a while at Barcelona last season before Abde was loaned out to Osasuna this campaign,