Saturday , 22 August 2026

France vs Morocco, Worldcup 2026 QUARTER FINALS

FIFA World Cup · 2026
France
2 – 0
Full Time
Morocco
Thu 9 Jul 2026 · 20:00 UTC Gillette Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Kylian Mbappe 60' 1–0
Ousmane Dembele 66' 2–0
Y 63' Issa Diop

Overview

Match Preview

France vs Morocco — Worldcup at Gillette Stadium.

  • France 3 games · 9 pts (2026/26)
  • Morocco 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Facundo Tello
  • Assistant 1 Juan Pablo Belatti
  • Assistant 2 Gabriel Chade
17 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 3.6 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curaçao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

2
France 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Morocco
Last 5 meetings
2026-07-09 France 2–0 Morocco 2022-12-14 France 2–0 Morocco

Recent Form

France
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Jul Morocco H 2–0 W
04 Jul Paraguay A 1–0 W
30 Jun Sweden H 3–0 W
26 Jun Norway A 4–1 W
22 Jun Iraq H 3–0 W
16 Jun Senegal H 3–1 W
Morocco
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Jul France A 0–2 L
04 Jul Canada A 3–0 W
30 Jun Netherlands A 4–3 W
24 Jun Haiti H 4–2 W
19 Jun Scotland A 1–0 W
13 Jun Brazil A 1–1 D

Season Stats

France Morocco
#33 Position #10
9 Points 7
3 Played 3
3 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 0
10 Scored 6
2 Conceded 3
+8 GD +3
3.00 PPG 2.33
100% Win % 67%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
France this season
33% Clean Sheets
Morocco this season

France are 33rd (9 pts). Morocco are 10th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

France
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
5/1
61-75
6/–
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Morocco
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/2
76+
5/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

France
Kylian Mbappe 10 G 4 A
Ousmane Dembele 6 G 2 A
Bradley Barcola 3 G 1 A
Morocco
Ismael Saibari 3 G
Soufiane Rahimi 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Gillette Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between France and Morocco.
  • 5' France has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 10' Mike Maignan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Morocco that had 17 games and scored 22 goals.
  • 20' With 1 assists to his name this season, Adrien Rabiot is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Morocco.
  • 25' Gessime Yassine has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 30' Morocco international Yassine Bounou has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 40' France are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' Kylian Mbappe has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 44 cards already picked up this season.
  • 50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 60' Against the run of play, Kylian Mbappe has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 62' Soufiane Rahimi gets the nod from Morocco. He replaces Bilal El Khannouss and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 63' Issa Diop was booked on 63.
  • 66' Against the run of play, Ousmane Dembele has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 70' The whistle greets Manu Kone as he departs to be replaced by Warren Zaire-Emery.
  • 74' Morocco make a change. Brahim Diaz trudges off to be replaced by Gessime Yassine on 74 minutes.
  • 77' France manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jean-Philippe Mateta is hanging Kylian Mbappe on the field on 77 minute.
  • 82' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 85' Amine Sbai is ready to make an impact after coming on for Chemsdine Talbi at the 85 minute mark.
  • 86' The France manager makes a substitution. Jules Kounde departs to be replaced by Malo Gusto.
  • Morocco will have plenty to reflect on. France were simply the better side today.

Lineups

France Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Deschamps

Morocco Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mohamed Ouahbi

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.32 France xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.75 Morocco xG
I would bet for: France to win 67% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
France67% Draw20% Morocco13%
Actual: France win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 3.07
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

France or Draw
87%
Draw or Morocco
33%
France or Morocco
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
France51% Draw39% Morocco10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
10.5%
3 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 1
8.8%
3 – 1
7%
0 – 0
6.2%
4 – 0
5.4%
4 – 1
4.1%
2 – 2
3.4%
1 – 2
2.9%
0 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — France

Handicap France covers Push Morocco covers
-2.5 27% — 73%
-2 27% 21% 51%
-1.5 49% — 51%
-1 49% 23% 29%
-0.5 71% — 29%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

France keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Morocco keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.