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France to face Morocco in 2026 World Cup quarter-final on Thursday
The defending champions will meet the last remaining African team in the opening quarterfinal at Foxborough, Massachusetts. The matchup revives their 2022 semifinal encounter.
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France will face Morocco on Thursday in the opening quarter-final of the 2026 World Cup at Foxborough, Massachusetts. The match revives their 2022 World Cup semifinal in Qatar, which France won 2-0. France enters the quarter-finals as defending champions and seeks a third consecutive semifinal appearance.
Morocco is the sole remaining African side and reached the 2022 semifinals. France coach Didier Deschamps said Wednesday that the quality of opponents rises at this stage. "You're not in the World Cup quarterfinals just like that," he said.
France and Argentina sit on a potential final path if both advance through their bracket halves. The teams last met in a World Cup final in 2022. Four quarter-final matches remain in the tournament.
Kylian Mbappe scored his team's first goal in the round of 16 match between Paraguay and France.
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