Note: This story first appeared in The Beautiful Game by CNN Sports, our daily newsletter on all things World Cup. To subscribe, click here.
I don’t know about you, but it was a little confusing having no soccer to watch on television yesterday. For almost a month that’s been my go-to setting and it felt strange not to have my daily fix of live World Cup action.
But fear not, we are back underway again today with the first quarterfinal between France and Morocco. This could be the tie of the round with the rivalry hitting deep for both nations.
We’ll discuss all you need to know about the match today, plus all the other news including Justin Bieber, the Golden Boot race and the World Cup referees fighting back.
The Main Thing: Why the Morocco and France rivalry runs deep
