France's Kylian Mbappe waves during the warm up before the Quarter-final match between France and Morocco at the Boston Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts, U.S. on July 9, 2026.
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France will start with attacking midfielder Desire Doue as coach Didier Deschamps opted to leave Bradley Barcola on the bench, in a tactical change for the 2018 world champions in their World Cup quarter-final against Morocco on Thursday (July 9, 2026).Also read | France vs Morocco World Cup quarterfinal: African side looks to exact revengeIn a rematch of the 2022 World Cup semi-final, apart from Barcola, the France starting 11 is unchanged from their 1-0 win over Paraguay in the round of 16, with Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele spearheading the attack, backed by Michael Olise.Morocco are without key forward Ismael Saibari, who was injured in their last match.Coach Mohamed Ouahbi brings in defender Anass Salah Eddine and midfielder Chemsdine Talbi, with Brahim Diaz playing as a lone forward.The winners meet Spain or Belgium in the last four.(Inputs from Reuters)free kickJuly 10, 2026 01:39 8:13 Free Kick LostFoul by Désiré Doué (France).free kickJuly 10, 2026 01:39 8:13 Free Kick WonBrahim Díaz (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.July 10, 2026 01:36 3:58 Attempt SavedAttempt 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.cornerJuly 10, 2026 01:34 3:37 CornerCorner, France. Conceded by Yassine Bounou.July 10, 2026 01:34 3:35 MissAttempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Désiré Doué.free kickJuly 10, 2026 01:32 1:06 Free Kick WonManu Koné (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.free kickJuly 10, 2026 01:32 1:06 Free Kick LostFoul by Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco).July 10, 2026 01:31 First half StartFirst Half begins.July 10, 2026 00:51 Morocco's lineupMorocco - Yassine Bounou, Achraf Hakimi, Issa Diop, Noussair Mazraoui, Anass Salah Eddine; Neil El Aynaoui, Chemsdine Talbi, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Azzedine Ounahi, Bilal El Khannouss; Brahim DiazJuly 10, 2026 00:51 France's lineupFrance - Mike Maignan; Jules Kounde, Dayot Upamecano, William Saliba, Lucas Digne; Manu Kone, Adrien Rabiot; Ousmane Dembele, Michael Olise, Desire Doue; Kylian Mbappe (captain)July 10, 2026 00:08 LineupLineups are announced and players are warming up. Published - July 10, 2026 12:56 am IST
