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There’s no doubt that France are the favourites again today. They are most pundits’ tip to win the World Cup for the second time in three tournaments and the third time in their history.
Didier Deschamps’ team have justified the talk. Kylian Mbappe is leading the charge with a battery of goals but France’s progress to this point has barely stretched them, certainly in terms of comparable quality in the opposition ranks.
Paraguay gave France a good test of their mentality in the round of 16 but they stood firm, found a way, and largely managed to float above Paraguay’s attempts to derail and muddy the match.
Morocco don’t care who the favourites are. Having eased through Group C, the Atlas Lions needed a stoppage-time equaliser to stay alive against the Netherlands in the round of 32 before winning a dire penalty shoot-out.
They became the first team to eliminate a host nation from the 2026 World Cup, doing so with a 3-0 win over Canada in the very-much-not-Canadian city of Houston, Texas, in the last round.
Nothing they’ve faced in this tournament – not Brazil, not the Netherlands, not a co-host – comes close to the challenge they face in Boston.
France vs Morocco: Q+A
What time does France vs Morocco kick-off?
France vs Morocco will kick-off at 9:00pm BST / 4:00pm ET / 6:00am AEST (Friday).
Have France and Morocco played each other at the World Cup before?
Yes. They met in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar as France ran out 2-0 winners in the semi-final.
What have France and Morocco’s routes to the quarter-finals been?
France finished top of their group with nine points before beating Sweden 3-0 in the round of 32. The round of 16 proved more challenging against Paraguay, but a Kylian Mbappé penalty secured a 1-0 victory.
Morocco collected seven points in the group stage to finish second behind Brazil. That set up a round of 32 tie against the Netherlands, which they won on penalties after a 1-1 draw. In the round of 16, they defeated co-hosts Canada 3-0.
FourFourTwo’s Prediction
France 3-1 Morocco
FourFourTwo wouldn’t be surprised to see Morocco give France a game, but any outcome but France in the semi-final would be a shock.
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