France and Morocco to Meet in 2026 World Cup Quarter-Final on Thursday

France and Morocco will meet in a quarter-final of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Thursday in Boston. Morocco advanced with a 3-0 victory over Canada in the round of 16, France 24 reported. France reached the same stage after a 1-0 win against Paraguay, with Kylian Mbappé scoring a second-half penalty, according to France 24.

France has won all five of its matches in the tournament inside 90 minutes and has scored 14 goals, France 24 reported. Morocco extended its unbeaten run in normal time to 34 matches with the result against Canada. Morocco is the only African nation still in the competition after Egypt was eliminated in the round of 16, France 24 reported.

The two sides last met in the 2022 World Cup semi-final, which France won 2-0, France 24 reported. Morocco became the first African nation to reach consecutive World Cup quarter-finals. Brazil and Germany did not advance to the last eight, while Norway reached the quarter-finals for the first time, France 24 reported.

The remaining quarter-final matches are Spain versus Belgium on Friday in Los Angeles, Norway versus England on Saturday in Miami, and Argentina versus Switzerland on Sunday in Kansas City, France 24 reported. Four nations—Morocco, Belgium, Norway and Switzerland—remain without a World Cup title.

Didier Deschamps has handed Desiré Doué the task of taking on Achraf Hakimi in the France-Morocco quarter-final, France 24 reported.