France vs Morocco 2026 World Cup Quarter-Final

France vs Morocco was played on July 9, 2026 (8pm ET / 2am CET July 10) at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough near Boston. France won 2-0: Mbappé scored after missing an early penalty, Dembélé sealed it with a cool finish. France advance to the semi-finals. Sources: FIFA, ESPN, CNN.

The France vs Morocco 2026 World Cup quarter-final is played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts (near Boston), on July 9, 2026. FIFA refers to the venue as Boston Stadium. Sources: FIFA, ESPN.

Argentina's Facundo Tello has been appointed to referee the France vs Morocco quarter-final on July 9, 2026. The choice of an Argentine official drew attention given the France-Argentina history from the 2022 final. Sources: FIFA, Morocco World News.

France qualified by beating Paraguay 1-0 in the Round of 16 on July 4, 2026, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Kylian Mbappé scored the only goal from the penalty spot in the 70th minute after VAR confirmed a foul on Ousmane Doué. France have won all six of their 2026 World Cup matches, scoring 17 goals and conceding just 2. Sources: FIFA, ESPN, Fox Sports.

Morocco qualified by beating Canada 3-0 in the Round of 16 on July 4, 2026, at NRG Stadium in Houston. Amine Ounahi scored twice (50', 82') and Amir Rahimi added a third in the 90+8th minute. Morocco also eliminated the Netherlands 3-2 on penalties in the Round of 32, after Issa Diop's 91st-minute equaliser. Sources: FIFA, ESPN, Fox Sports.

France are the heavy favourites as the tournament's most dominant side, six wins, 17 goals scored, 2 conceded, with zero goals conceded in the knockout rounds. Morocco, however, eliminated the Netherlands on penalties in the Round of 32 and crushed Canada 3-0. Coach Walid Regragui's side are tactically disciplined and dangerous on the counter-attack and from set pieces. This rematch of the 2022 semi-final will not be straightforward. Sources: ESPN, CBS Sports, L'Équipe.

Yes, most notably at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, where they met in the semi-finals. Morocco had just become the first African nation ever to reach a World Cup semi-final. France won 2-0 (a Theo Hernandez own goal opened the scoring and Kolo Muani sealed it) to reach the final, where they lost to Argentina on penalties. Morocco then beat Portugal 2-1 in the third-place play-off. The 2026 quarter-final is a direct rematch of that iconic tie. Sources: FIFA, ESPN.

France have won all seven matches: Senegal 3-1, Iraq 3-0, Norway 2-0 (group stage), Sweden 3-0 (Round of 32), Paraguay 1-0 (Round of 16), Morocco 2-0 (quarter-final, Jul 9). Seven wins from seven, 19 goals scored, 2 conceded. They have not conceded a single goal in the knockout rounds. Mbappé leads the Golden Boot with 8 goals. Sources: FIFA, ESPN, Fox Sports.

Morocco have impressed throughout: they beat Scotland 1-0 and drew 1-1 with Brazil in the group stage, then eliminated the Netherlands 3-2 on penalties (Round of 32, after Issa Diop's 91st-minute equaliser), and crushed Canada 3-0 in the Round of 16. Morocco are the only African team remaining in the tournament. Sources: FIFA, ESPN.

Mbappé played the quarter-final on July 9. He missed a first-half penalty but scored in the second half and set up Dembélé for the second goal. His goal brought his 2026 World Cup tally to 8, tying Lionel Messi at the top of the Golden Boot standings. Mbappé has the edge on assists (3 vs Messi's 1). Sources: ESPN, Fox Sports, FIFA.

France beat Morocco 2-0 in the 2022 World Cup semi-finals in Qatar on December 14, 2022. Theorin's own goal put France ahead and Randal Kolo Muani sealed it late. Morocco had become the first African and Arab nation ever to reach a World Cup semi-final, their run was one of the greatest stories in tournament history. The 2026 quarter-final is a highly anticipated rematch. Sources: FIFA, BBC Sport.