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France vs Morocco Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026

⚽ Quarter-finals
FT2–0
Thursday 9 July 2026  ·  20:00 UTC  ·  Gillette Stadium, Boston

Match Report

Match Events ?
28'Kylian Mbappé France
60'Kylian Mbappé (Désiré Doué)France
63'🟨Issa Diop Morocco
66'Ousmane Dembélé (Kylian Mbappé)France
Match Statistics ?
France
Morocco
48%
Possession
52%
8
Shots on Target
1
22
Total Shots
5
5
Corners
5
10
Fouls
13
3.04
xG
0.14
Player Ratings ?
France
8.9Ousmane DembéléM
7.9Kylian MbappéF
7.5Désiré DouéM
Morocco
7.6Yassine BounouG
6.7Azzedine OunahiM
6.6Neil El AynaouiM
Starting Lineups ?
France
16GMike Maignan
5DJules Koundé
4DDayot Upamecano
17DWilliam Saliba
3DLucas Digne
6MManu Koné
14MAdrien Rabiot
7MOusmane Dembélé
11MMichael Olise
20MDésiré Doué
10FKylian Mbappé
Morocco
1GYassine Bounou
2DAchraf Hakimi
14DIssa Diop
3DNoussair Mazraoui
26DAnass Salah-Eddine
6MAyyoub Bouaddi
24MNeil El Aynaoui
10MBrahim Díaz
8MAzzedine Ounahi
7MChemsdine Talbi
23FBilal El Khannouss

Predictions

Match Prediction ?
Favoured: No clear favourite
Expected: Tight game — likely a one-goal margin
Confidence: Low
France 52%Draw 26%Morocco 22%
xG: 1.54Expected goalsxG: 0.91

France vs Morocco looks like a balanced matchup based on our pre-tournament model. There is no clear favourite from our model data, so this fixture is better treated as a tight game. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.

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Win Probability (Market) ?
60%
France to Win
Home: 60%  Draw: 26%  Away: 15%
Model Rating Edge ?
Evenly Matched
Evenly Matched
France: 1725 (#2)  ·  Morocco: 1678 (#4)
H2H Record ?
4–2–0
France leads
Avg 3.3 goals/game · 6 meetings
France
Morocco
#1
Position ?
#2
9
Points ?
7
3W 0D 0L
Record ?
2W 1D 0L
10
Goals For ?
6
2
Goals Against ?
3
+8
Goal Diff
+3
#1
FIFA Rank ?
#8
18.0%
Win Prob ?
8.0%
L W W W W
Form ?
L W W W W

Head-to-Head History

Previous World Cup Meetings
1France
0Draw
0Morocco
14 Dec 2022FIFA World CupFrance2–0NMorocco
Last 6 Meetings (All Competitions)
4France
2Draw
0Morocco
14 Dec 2022World CupFrance2–0NMorocco
16 Nov 2007FriendlyFrance2–2Morocco
6 Jun 2000King Hassan II TournamentMorocco1–5France
20 Jan 1999FriendlyFrance1–0Morocco
29 May 1998King Hassan II TournamentMorocco2–2France
5 Feb 1988Tournoi de FranceFrance2–1NMorocco
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
High-scoring tournament form — France averaging 4.0 goals/game, Morocco averaging 3.0. Combined 3.5 goals/game points to Over 2.5.
Both teams scoring regularly — France and Morocco both conceding in tournament matches. BTTS looks likely.
🔥High-scoring H2H history — these two average 3.3 goals across their last 6 meetings.
📈France in excellent form — 12 pts from last 5 tournament matches.
📈Morocco in excellent form — 12 pts from last 5 tournament matches.

Injuries & Absences

France — Injuries
No injuries reported.
Morocco — Injuries
I. Saibari
I. Saibari
Injury
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