6.11amMbappe shoots earlyBy Mbappe is up and firing against Morocco early. He gets a shot off in the fourth minute, striking with his right foot from outside the box with some force, but luckily for Morocco, it’s wide.Mbappe shoots.Getty ImagesThen Dayot Upamecano gets a header on target at close range when Ousmane Dembele finds him with a cross into the box. Yassine Bounou manages to get his hands to the ball to stop an early French lead, although you get the sense so far that it’s only a matter of time.France 0-0 Morocco, 8 minutesBounou makes a save early on. AP Photo/Martin Meissner6.03amKick-off in BostonBy The whistle blows and Morocco immediately turn over possession for a thrown-in. Not so sure about that as an early tactic for the men in red.France 0-0 Boston, 1 minuteFrance players huddle before the World Cup quarterfinal against Morocco.AP Photo/Charles Krupa5.56amThe teams are out and singing anthemsBy Both sides are out and singing anthems ahead of the match. Let us know how you think the 90 minutes of regulation time will end:5.55amA pictorial scene-setterBy France fans out and about at Gillette Stadium.AP Photo/Martin MeissnerMbappe leads France out for the warm-up.AP Photo/Steven SenneMorocco get into their warm-up.AP Photo/Stephanie ScarbroughMorocco supporters.Getty Images5.49amA reminder: Which teams are still in the World Cup?By 5.41amThe teams: France v MoroccoBy Didier Deschamps has given Desire Doue the nod for the left wing role over Bradley Barcola this time, in what must be a tactical change designed specifcally for Morocco. Was he unconvinced with the way Barcola played against Paraguay before Doue replaced him? Who knows, but the South Americans did make life pretty difficult in the round of 16.Doue during France training this week.Getty ImagesFrance’s starting XI is otherwise unchanged from that 1-0 win over Paraguay and that includes the attacking regulars of Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele, with Michael Olise behind them.Morocco, for their part, are without forward Ismael Saibari, who was injured during their 3-0 defeat of co-hosts Canada. Head coach Mohamed Ouahbi has opted for defender Anass Salah Eddine over Redouane Halhal, while midfielder Chemsdine Talbi stands in for Saibari. That probably means Brahim Diaz will play as a lone forward.France: Mike Maignan; Jules Kounde, Dayot Upamecano, William Saliba, Lucas Digne; Manu Kone, Adrien Rabiot; Ousmane Dembele, Michael Olise, Desire Doue; Kylian MbappeMorocco: Yassine Bounou, Achraf Hakimi, Issa Diop, Noussair Mazraoui, Anass Salah Eddine; Neil El Aynaoui, Chemsdine Talbi, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Azzedine Ounahi, Bilal El Khannouss; Brahim Diaz5.27amIt’s quarter-finals time!By The last eight. The final push. Potentially The Wall, if you are Morocco. Do the 2022 semi-finalists have what it takes to dismantle a team like France? According to that 2022, the answer is no, and that 2-0 defeat will be on everybody’s lips as kick-off approaches for today’s fixture.But Morocco have also displayed enough this tournament to indicate this re-match could look different. Not just because they have since won AFCON (all that is for another day), but because of their performances against the likes of Canada et al.France are obviously still the more fancied of these sides to reach the semi-finals and meet either Spain or Belgium.Let’s see, shall we?1 of 1