2026 World Cup: France Beat Morocco 2-0 to Reach Semi-Finals
France defeated Morocco 2-0 at Gillette Stadium to reach the 2026 World Cup semi-finals, with goals from Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé.
SUMMARY
France beat Morocco 2-0 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on July 9, 2026, in the World Cup quarter-finals. Les Bleus confirmed their status by scoring through Kylian Mbappé, who converted a penalty, and Ousmane Dembélé to secure their place in the semi-finals.
The match pitted two teams using a 4-2-3-1 formation, managed by Didier Deschamps for France and Mohamed Ouahbi for Morocco. The referee was Argentina’s Facundo Tello. Despite slightly greater possession for Morocco (52%), France proved more clinical in front of goal in an evenly balanced match overall.
The score was goalless at half-time. The deadlock was broken in the 60th minute when Mbappé converted a penalty won from a pass by Désiré Doué. Six minutes later, Dembélé doubled the lead from a Mbappé pass, sealing the outcome of the match.
France’s defence held firm against Morocco’s few forays forward, with an alert Mike Maignan making an important save. The defence led by Upamecano, Koundé and Saliba contained the opposition attacks. For Morocco, goalkeeper Yassine Bounou made several saves but could not prevent France from winning.
Substitutions added energy late in the match, with changes made by both sides – Bouaddi and El Khannouss replaced Amrabat and Rahimi for Morocco, while Deschamps brought on Koundé, Koné, Mbappé and Doué.
France led by Mbappé and Dembélé
Didier Deschamps set up his team in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Mike Maignan in goal, protected by a defensive line of Koundé, Upamecano, Saliba and Digne. In midfield, Koné and Rabiot provided balance. The attack was built around Mbappé up front, supported by Doué, Dembélé and Olise. Mbappé was the main architect of the win with a goal and an assist, while Dembélé scored the second goal, showing great attacking activity.
Morocco solid but ineffective in attack
Morocco lined up in a similar 4-2-3-1 formation under Mohamed Ouahbi. Yassine Bounou in goal was called upon several times. The defence featured Hakimi, Diop, Mazraoui and Salah-Eddine. In midfield, Bouaddi and El Aynaoui were paired together, while Díaz, Ounahi and Talbi formed the attacking line behind El Khannouss. Despite a slight possession advantage and several attacking changes, including the introductions of El Khannouss and Talbi, Morocco failed to find the net, recording just one shot on target during the match.
Morocco- 60'But - K. Mbappe (passe D. Doue)
- 62'Remplacement - A. Bouaddi (remplace S. Amrabat)
- 62'Remplacement - B. El Khannouss (remplace S. Rahimi)
- 63'Carton jaune - I. Diop
- 66'But - O. Dembele (passe K. Mbappe)
- 71'Remplacement - M. Kone (remplace W. Zaire-Emery)
- 74'Remplacement - B. Diaz (remplace G. Yassine)
- 74'Remplacement - A. Salah-Eddine (remplace Z. El Ouahdi)
- 77'Remplacement - K. Mbappe (remplace J. Mateta)
- 77'Remplacement - D. Doue (remplace B. Barcola)
- 85'Remplacement - C. Talbi (remplace A. Sbai)
- 87'Remplacement - J. Kounde (remplace M. Gusto)
- Tirs cadres : France 8 / Morocco 1
- Tirs : France 21 / Morocco 5
- Possession : France 48% / Morocco 52%
- Corners : France 5 / Morocco 5
- Fautes : France 10 / Morocco 12
- Cartons jaunes : France 0 / Morocco 1
- Passes : France 481 / Morocco 521
- Precision des passes : France 89% / Morocco 86%
- xG : France 3.10 / Morocco 0.13
- Kylian Mbappé (France) : note 7.9, 1 but(s), 1 passe(s) decisive(s)
- Ousmane Dembélé (France) : note 8.6, 1 but(s)
- Yassine Bounou (Morocco) : note 7.6, 6 arret(s)
- Désiré Doué (France) : note 7.2, 1 passe(s) decisive(s)
- Michael Olise (France) : note 7.5
- 60'But - K. Mbappe (passe D. Doue)
- 62'Remplacement - A. Bouaddi (remplace S. Amrabat)
- 62'Remplacement - B. El Khannouss (remplace S. Rahimi)
- 63'Carton jaune - I. Diop
- 66'But - O. Dembele (passe K. Mbappe)
- 71'Remplacement - M. Kone (remplace W. Zaire-Emery)
- 74'Remplacement - B. Diaz (remplace G. Yassine)
- 74'Remplacement - A. Salah-Eddine (remplace Z. El Ouahdi)
- 77'Remplacement - K. Mbappe (remplace J. Mateta)
- 77'Remplacement - D. Doue (remplace B. Barcola)
- 85'Remplacement - C. Talbi (remplace A. Sbai)
- 87'Remplacement - J. Kounde (remplace M. Gusto)
- 16 Mike Maignan Goalkeeper
- 5 Jules Koundé Defender
- 4 Dayot Upamecano Defender
- 17 William Saliba Defender
- 3 Lucas Digne Defender
- 6 Manu Koné Midfielder
- 14 Adrien Rabiot Midfielder
- 7 Ousmane Dembélé Midfielder
- 11 Michael Olise Midfielder
- 20 Désiré Doué Midfielder
- 10 Kylian Mbappé Forward
- 1 Brice Samba
- 23 Robin Risser
- 15 Ibrahima Konaté
- 21 Lucas Hernández
- 2 Malo Gusto
- 19 Theo Hernández
- 26 Maxence Lacroix
- 8 Aurélien Tchouaméni
- 18 Warren Zaïre-Emery
- 24 Rayan Cherki
- 13 N'Golo Kanté
- 25 Maghnes Akliouche
- 9 Marcus Thuram
- 22 Jean-Philippe Mateta
- 12 Bradley Barcola
- 1 Yassine Bounou Goalkeeper
- 2 Achraf Hakimi Defender
- 14 Issa Diop Defender
- 3 Noussair Mazraoui Defender
- 26 Anass Salah-Eddine Defender
- 6 Ayyoub Bouaddi Midfielder
- 24 Neil El Aynaoui Midfielder
- 10 Brahim Díaz Midfielder
- 8 Azzedine Ounahi Midfielder
- 7 Chemsdine Talbi Midfielder
- 23 Bilal El Khannouss Forward
- 4 Sofyan Amrabat
- 9 Soufiane Rahimi
- 12 Munir El Kajoui
- 22 Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti
- 5 Marwane Saadane
- 13 Zakaria El Ouahdi
- 18 Chadi Riad
- 25 Redouane Halhal
- 19 Youssef Belammari
- 17 Amine Sbai
- 16 Gessime Yassine
- 15 Samir El Mourabet
- 11 Ismael Saibari
- 20 Ayoub El Kaabi
- 21 Ayoube Amaimouni Echghouyab
- Tirs cadres : France 8 / Morocco 1
- Tirs : France 21 / Morocco 5
- Possession : France 48% / Morocco 52%
- Corners : France 5 / Morocco 5
- Fautes : France 10 / Morocco 12
- Cartons jaunes : France 0 / Morocco 1
- Passes : France 481 / Morocco 521
- Precision des passes : France 89% / Morocco 86%
- xG : France 3.10 / Morocco 0.13
- Kylian Mbappé (France) : note 7.9, 1 but(s), 1 passe(s) decisive(s)
- Ousmane Dembélé (France) : note 8.6, 1 but(s)
- Yassine Bounou (Morocco) : note 7.6, 6 arret(s)
- Désiré Doué (France) : note 7.2, 1 passe(s) decisive(s)
- Michael Olise (France) : note 7.5
- Dayot Upamecano (France) : note 7.3
- Mike Maignan (France) : note 6.7, 1 arret(s)
- Manu Koné (France) : note 7.2
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Le fil du match s affichera au coup d envoi.
Line-ups will be published before kickoff.
Aucune statistique collective n est encore disponible dans les donnees du match.
Key players will be highlighted during the match.
No confirmed absence yet.
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
Le fil du match s affichera au coup d envoi.
Line-ups will be published before kickoff.
Aucune statistique collective n est encore disponible dans les donnees du match.
Key players will be highlighted during the match.
No confirmed absence yet.
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
Le fil du match s affichera au coup d envoi.
Line-ups will be published before kickoff.
Aucune statistique collective n est encore disponible dans les donnees du match.
Key players will be highlighted during the match.
No confirmed absence yet.
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
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