France and Morocco will meet this Thursday in the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup. Title favorites France, led by Kylian Mbappe, are targeting their third consecutive semi-final appearance as the tournament enters the last-eight phase.
They face a high-flying Morocco, the African champions, who are looking to repeat their historic 2022 run. Moroccan supporters believe their team is stronger than ever and capable of claiming victory in what is expected to be France's toughest challenge of the tournament.
The match serves as a rematch of the 2022 World Cup semi-finals in Qatar, where Les Bleus ended the Atlas Lions' run with a 2-0 win. Historically, Morocco has only beaten France once, which occurred during a friendly tournament in May 1998.