In the last edition of the FIFA World Cup, France suffered a heartbreaking defeat in the final against Argentina. The two-time world champion will look to secure a third consecutive semifinal appearance as it faces African giant Morocco in a thrilling quarterfinal clash on Thursday.
Les Bleus rode on a second-half penalty by Kylian Mbappé to edge past a stubborn Paraguay 1-0 in the round of 16, while Morocco put on a clinical performance, dismantling Canada 3-0 to secure its spot in the final eight.
France and Morocco have faced each other six times in history. The 2026 quarterfinal is a rematch of their historic 2022 World Cup semifinal in Qatar, where France ended Morocco’s fairytale run with a 2-0 victory.
France: W W W W W
Morocco: W D W W D
France (4-2-3-1): Mike Maignan; Jules Koundé, Dayot Upamecano, William Saliba, Lucas Digne; Manu Koné, Adrien Rabiot; Ousmane Dembélé, Michael Olise, Bradley Barcola; Kylian Mbappé.
Morocco (4-2-3-1): Yassine Bounou; Achraf Hakimi, Issa Diop, Chadi Riad, Noussair Mazraoui; Neil El Aynaoui, Ayyoub Bouaddi; Brahim Díaz, Bilal El Khannouss, Azzedine Ounahi; Soufiane Rahimi.
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Published on Jul 09, 2026