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France Defeats Morocco 2-0 in World Cup Quarterfinal
France advanced to the semifinals with goals from Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé. Morocco became the first African nation to reach more than one quarterfinal before its elimination.
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France defeated Morocco 2-0 in a 2026 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal on July 9 at Boston Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Kylian Mbappé scored his eighth goal of the tournament, and Ousmane Dembélé added a second-half strike. The result sent France to its third straight semifinal.
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It will face the winner of Spain versus Belgium. Morocco was eliminated, leaving no African nations in the tournament. Morocco became the first African nation to reach more than one World Cup quarterfinal after its 2022 run to the semifinals.
England will face Norway and Argentina will face Switzerland in the remaining quarterfinals. Public unrest occurred in parts of London late on July 9. Riot police equipped with shields and body armor clashed with crowds on Edgware Road, where people launched fireworks, threw debris, waved Moroccan flags, held up traffic, and some jumped on vehicles.
Smoke billowed and debris littered the streets. One video showed an officer down on the asphalt. Reuters reported that more than 890 people were arrested nationwide in France and 178 police officers were injured after Paris Saint-Germain's UEFA Champions League victory sparked two days of unrest last month.
