France and Morocco meet again on the World Cup stage Wednesday, this time in a quarterfinal at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The winner advances to the semifinals on July 14 in Dallas.
Prediction market volume for this single match has already crossed $4 million, and crypto sportsbooks are reporting a noticeable uptick in betting activity around the tournament’s knockout rounds.
A rematch four years in the making
This is not the first time these two squads have met with a semifinal berth on the line. At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, France beat Morocco 2-0 in the semis, ending one of the most improbable tournament runs in recent memory.
Morocco became the first African nation to reach a World Cup semifinal that year. Now they’re trying to do something no African team has ever done: reach consecutive semifinals at the tournament.
