French Hearts, Jamaican Home - Island-Based Les Bleus Supporters Amped up for World Quarter-Final Against Morocco
France and Morocco meet again after their 2022 semifinal, with the winner advancing to face either Spain or Belgium.
- On Thursday, France faces Morocco in a World Cup quarter-final at Gillette Stadium, outside Boston, in a rematch of their 2022 semi-final meeting.
- France head coach Didier Deschamps concludes his 14-year reign after this tournament, while African champions Morocco seek redemption under coach Mohamed Ouahbi, appointed earlier this year.
- Spearheaded by Kylian Mbappe, France's attack poses a formidable threat, while Morocco faces a significant setback missing top scorer Ismael Saibari due to a muscle strain.
- Dismissing social media concerns regarding Argentinean referee Facundo Tello, Deschamps said, "Quite the opposite, he's there to ensure the laws of the game are applied as fairly as possible."
- The winner advances to a semi-final against the victor of Friday's match between Spain and Belgium, with the tournament final scheduled for July 19 in East Rutherford.
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We went to the bar Monsieur Ricard, in Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, full of cracks for the World Cup soccer match between France and Morocco.
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French hearts, Jamaican home - Island-based Les Bleus supporters amped up for World quarter-final against Morocco
Thousands of fans around the world, including in Jamaica, will be glued to their television sets when the first quarter-final match of the 2026 World Cup kicks off later today at Boston Stadium.The highly anticipated contest between France and Morocco is a rematch of their 2022 semi-final, in which France eliminated Morocco before going on to lose to Argentina in an exciting final.
Mbappe magic sets up mouth-watering Morocco rematch as France chase World Cup history
France storm into Thursday's World Cup quarter-final against Morocco as one of the tournament's hot favourites, riding a red-hot run of form that's made them the team to beat so far. It's a mouth-watering rematch of the sides' 2022 semi-final clash.
'Epic rematch' expected as Les Bleus face down The Atlas Lions
There are eight teams left in the World Cup and two more are going to pack their bags tomorrow as the quarter finals kick off on Thursday between Spain and Belgium and then a highly anticipated match between France and Morocco. The two faced off against each in the Qatar World Cup in 2022 when France edged out the Atlas Lions and went on to the final.
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