France v Morocco, 09 July 2026
| Score | 2-0 to France |
| Referee | Facundo Tello |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Quarter-final |
| Venue | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough MA |
| Attendance | 63,811 |
View France v Morocco head to head
Kick-off: 4.00pm local
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Head to Head
Played: 7
France won: 5
Drawn: 1
Morocco won: 1
France scored: 16
Morocco scored: 6
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FIFA World Ranking: France 3rd, Morocco 7th
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The only previous meeting at a FIFA World Cup tournament was France’s 2-0 win in the Semi-final in Al Khor, Qatar in December 2022.
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France
Manager: Didier Deschamps
Goals:
| Kylian Mbappé | 60 |
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| Ousmane Dembélé | 66 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Mike Maignan
Defender
Jules Koundé
Defender
William Saliba
Defender
Dayot Upamecano
Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Digne
Midfielder
Manu Koné
Midfielder
Adrien Rabiot
Midfielder/Forward
Ousmane Dembélé
Midfielder/Forward
Michael Olise
Forward
Désiré Doué
Forward
Kylian Mbappé
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Warren Zaïre-Emery for Manu Koné | 71 |
| Bradley Barcola for Désiré Doué | 77 |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta for Kylian Mbappé | 77 |
| Malo Gusto for Jules Koundé | 87 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Robin Risser
Goalkeeper
Brice Samba
Defender
Malo Gusto
Defender
Lucas Hernandez
Defender
Ibrahima Konaté
Defender
Maxence Lacroix
Defender/Midfielder
Theo Hernandez
Midfielder
N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder
Aurélien Tchouaméni
Midfielder
Warren Zaïre-Emery
Midfielder/Forward
Maghnes Akliouche
Midfielder/Forward
Bradley Barcola
Midfielder/Forward
Rayan Cherki
Midfielder/Forward
Marcus Thuram
Forward
Jean-Philippe Mateta
Comments:
France had now reached the Semi-finals in three consecutive participations at FIFA World Cup tournaments for the second time: previously from 1982 to 1998. . They were awarded a penalty in the 28th minute following a VAR review. Kylian Mbappé’s spot-kick was saved. Excluding shoot-outs, this was the second-ever penalty that Les Bleus had failed to convert in a game at a FIFA World Cup finals: previously Karim Benzema against Switzerland in 2014 (also saved). . Aged 27 years and 201 days, Kylian Mbappé had now become the youngest-ever player to make his 20th appearance at FIFA World Cup tournaments; previously Poland’s Władysław Żmuda against France in Alicante, Spain in 1982 (28 years and 34 days).
0
Morocco
Manager: Mohamed Ouahbi
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Yassine Bounou
Goalkeeper
Issa Diop
Defender
Achraf Hakimi
Defender
(captain)
Anass Salah-Eddine
Defender
Noussair Mazraoui
Defender/Midfielder
Ayyoub Bouaddi
Midfielder
Brahim Díaz
Midfielder
Neil El Aynaoui
Midfielder
Bilal El Khannous
Midfielder
Azzedine Ounahi
Midfielder
Chemsdine Talbi
Midfielder/Forward
Substitutions:
| Sofyan Amrabat for Ayyoub Bouaddi | 62 |
| Soufiane Rahimi for Bilal El Khannous | 62 |
| Zakaria El Ouahdi for Anass Salah-Eddine | 74 |
| Gessime Yassine for Brahim Díaz | 74 |
| Amine Sbaï for Chemsdine Talbi | 85 |
Cards:
| Issa Diop | 63 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Munir El Kajoui
Goalkeeper
Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti
Defender
Redouane Halhal
Defender
Chadi Riad
Defender/Midfielder
Youssef Belammari
Defender/Midfielder
Zakaria El Ouahdi
Defender/Midfielder
Marwane Saâdane
Midfielder
Sofyan Amrabat
Midfielder
Samir El Mourabet
Midfielder
Gessime Yassine
Midfielder/Forward
Ayoube Amaimouni
Midfielder/Forward
Ismael Saibari
Midfielder/Forward
Amine Sbaï
Forward
Ayoub El Kaabi
Forward
Soufiane Rahimi