FIFA World Cup

France vs Morocco, 2026 FIFA World Cup, Quarterfinals

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France
  • 60': Kylian Mbappé
  • 66': Ousmane Dembélé
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2 - 0
Morocco

    Kylian Mbappé scores after missed penalty as France dispatch Morocco in World Cup quarterfinal

    Kylian Mbappé had a goal and an assist after missing a first-half penalty kick, Ousmane Dembélé scored the other goal and France beat Morocco 2-0 Thursday in the World Cup quarterfinals.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco).
    • 2': Manu Koné (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Désiré Doué.
    • 4': Corner, France. Conceded by Yassine Bounou.
    • 4': Attempt saved. Dayot Upamecano (France) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Yassine Bounou (Morocco). Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross.
    • 9': Brahim Díaz (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Désiré Doué (France).
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Désiré Doué (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
    • 14': Foul by Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco).
    • 14': Michael Olise (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 15': Foul by Lucas Digne (France).
    • 18': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Désiré Doué with a cross.
    • 19': Handball by Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco).
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Manu Koné.
    • 20': Corner, France. Conceded by Noussair Mazraoui.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (France) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross following a corner.
    • 24': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
    • 25': Penalty conceded by Noussair Mazraoui (Morocco) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 25': Penalty France. Kylian Mbappé draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 28': Penalty saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Yassine Bounou (Morocco).
    • 29': Delay in match for a drinks break.
    • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Désiré Doué (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yassine Bounou (Morocco).
    • 35': Corner, France. Conceded by Yassine Bounou.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Jules Koundé (France) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross.
    • 38': Foul by Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco).
    • 38': Manu Koné (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Brahim Díaz (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by William Saliba (France).
    • 42': Foul by Dayot Upamecano (France).
    • 42': Bilal El Khannouss (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 42': Adrien Rabiot (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco).
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Manu Koné (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by William Saliba.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Michael Olise (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+2': Lucas Digne (France) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box.
    • 45'+3': Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Désiré Doué (France).
    • 45'+4': Handball by Adrien Rabiot (France).
    • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, France 0, Morocco 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins France 0, Morocco 0.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Brahim Díaz (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Azzedine Ounahi.
    • 52': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Michael Olise.
    • 54': Foul by Ayyoub Bouaddi (Morocco).
    • 54': Michael Olise (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Désiré Doué (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Yassine Bounou (Morocco). Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 58': Handball by Jules Koundé (France).
    • 60': Goal! France 1, Morocco 0. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Désiré Doué.
    • 62': Substitution, Morocco. Soufiane Rahimi replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
    • 62': Substitution, Morocco. Sofyan Amrabat replaces Ayyoub Bouaddi.
    • 63': Foul by Issa Diop (Morocco).
    • 63': Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 63': Issa Diop (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Goal! France 2, Morocco 0. Ousmane Dembélé (France) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
    • 67': Delay in match for a drinks break.
    • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 71': Substitution, France. Warren Zaïre-Emery replaces Manu Koné.
    • 73': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Dayot Upamecano.
    • 74': Substitution, Morocco. Zakaria El Ouahdi replaces Anass Salah-Eddine.
    • 74': Substitution, Morocco. Gessime Yassine replaces Brahim Díaz.
    • 74': Foul by Gessime Yassine (Morocco).
    • 74': Désiré Doué (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Kylian Mbappé (France).
    • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 77': Substitution, France. Jean-Philippe Mateta replaces Kylian Mbappé because of an injury.
    • 77': Substitution, France. Bradley Barcola replaces Désiré Doué.
    • 79': Gessime Yassine (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Warren Zaïre-Emery (France).
    • 80': Corner, France. Conceded by Issa Diop.
    • 82': Zakaria El Ouahdi (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 82': Foul by Jules Koundé (France).
    • 83': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (France).
    • 83': Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mike Maignan (France). Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
    • 84': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Michael Olise.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi with a cross following a corner.
    • 85': Substitution, Morocco. Amine Sbaï replaces Chemsdine Talbi.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Michael Olise (France) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bradley Barcola following a fast break.
    • 87': Substitution, France. Malo Gusto replaces Jules Koundé.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Bradley Barcola (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Yassine Bounou (Morocco).
    • 88': Corner, France. Conceded by Yassine Bounou.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Jean-Philippe Mateta (France) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross following a corner.
    • 90': Bradley Barcola (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Morocco).
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
    • 90'+3': Handball by Amine Sbaï (Morocco).
    • 90'+3': Michael Olise (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Zakaria El Ouahdi (Morocco).
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Jean-Philippe Mateta (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yassine Bounou (Morocco). Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Gessime Yassine (Morocco) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Sofyan Amrabat.
    • 90'+6': Michael Olise (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Amine Sbaï (Morocco).
    • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Michael Olise (France) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, France 2, Morocco 0.
    • 0': Match ends, France 2, Morocco 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/mar.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originMAR FRAhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/fra.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    13 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    5 Corner Kicks 5
    6 Saves 1
    52 Possession 48
    5 SHOTS 22
    1 ON GOAL 8
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    452 Accurate Passes 432
    526 Passes 486
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    13 Crosses 12
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    39 Long Balls 30
    11 Accurate Long Balls 14
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 5
    5 Effective Tackles 8
    16 Tackles 11
    0.3 Tackle % 0.7
    6 Interceptions 13
    12 Effective Clearances 20
    12 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup

    Venue: Gillette Stadium
    Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA
    Attendance: 63,811

    Line-Ups

    FRA France (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    16 Mike Maignan (GK)
    17 William Saliba
    4 Dayot Upamecano
    3 Lucas Digne
    5 Jules Koundé
    11 Michael Olise
    14 Adrien Rabiot
    6 Manu Koné
    10 Kylian Mbappé
    20 Désiré Doué
    7 Ousmane Dembélé
    France Substitutes:
    N'Golo Kanté, Ibrahima Konaté, Robin Risser, Rayan Cherki, Theo Hernández, Lucas Hernández, Bradley Barcola, Marcus Thuram, Brice Samba, Maxence Lacroix, Maghnes Akliouche, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Malo Gusto.

    MAR Morocco (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Yassine Bounou (GK)
    3 Noussair Mazraoui
    14 Issa Diop Yellow Card
    26 Anass Salah-Eddine
    2 Achraf Hakimi
    8 Azzedine Ounahi
    24 Neil El Aynaoui
    6 Ayyoub Bouaddi
    23 Bilal El Khannouss
    7 Chemsdine Talbi
    10 Brahim Díaz
    Morocco Substitutes:
    Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti, Youssef Belammari, Samir El Mourabet, Redouane Halhal, Gessime Yassine, Marwane Saadane, Ismael Saibari, Sofyan Amrabat, Chadi Riad, Soufiane Rahimi, Amine Sbaï, Munir El Kajoui, Ayoube Amaimouni, Zakaria El Ouahdi, Ayoub El Kaabi.

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