Thursday, 9 July | Boston Stadium
16:00 (Boston) | 22:00 (Paris) | 21:00 (Rabat)
quest to become only the second European nation to contest three consecutive FIFA World Cup™ finals continues against the side they beat in the semi-finals at Qatar 2022. fell just short last time out but still created history by becoming the first African team to progress to that stage, a feat they will be keen to replicate at the .
France have played some characteristically scintillating stuff on their eighth successive appearance at the World Cup, with Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele and Michael Olise terrorising opposing defences as they swaggered through Group I with maximum points by beating , and . They followed that with a similarly dominant over Sweden in the Round of 32 – Bradley Barcola showing that Les Bleus' attacking threat runs far deeper than just their headline trio – and then displayed impressive grit and determination to down a dogged in the Round of 16 thanks to an Mbappe penalty.
Morocco's path to this stage has been a little bumpier, but Mohamed Ouahbi's side have shown quality and fighting spirit in abundance on their third consecutive World Cup appearance. After starting with an impressive 1-1 draw , Morocco made sure of second place in Group C by and then edging a topsy-turvy affair . Next up, Issa Diop headed a dramatic late equaliser to send their Round of 32 clash against the Netherlands to extra time, with the Atlas Lions then emerging , before an Azzedine Ounahi brace and late Soufiane Rahimi goal sealed over co-hosts Canada in the Round of 16.
Whichever side emerges victorious here will progress to the semi-final on 14 July in Dallas, where they will take on Portugal, Spain, USA or Belgium.
Maignan; Kounde, Upamecano, Saliba, Digne; Kone, Rabiot; Olise, Dembele, Barcola; Mbappe
Bounou; Hakimi, Diop, Halhal, Mazraoui; Bouaddi, El Aynaoui; Diaz, Ounahi, El Khannouss; Rahimi
These sides have met just once before at the World Cup, in a clash that came in the most compelling of circumstances as they squared off in the semi-finals at the previous edition in Qatar. Theo Hernandez put France ahead in just the fifth minute at Al Bayt Stadium, before Randal Kolo Muani made sure of late on to steer Deschamps' side into their second final in a row.
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This is the last of seven World Cup 2026 games to be played at , with both quarter-finalists having already picked up victories here. France claimed theirs with a dominant 4-1 defeat of Norway in their final Group I fixture – thanks to a Dembele hat-trick and strike from Desire Doue – while Ismael Saibari's second-minute effort was enough for Morocco to claim a hard-fought 1-0 triumph in their second Group C encounter against Scotland. The venue is home to MLS side New England Revolution and NFL outfit New England Patriots, and its stunning 22,000-square-foot video board and 22-story lighthouse were part of huge renovations to prepare it for the World Cup.
Sources: FIFA Official
