BOSTON, July 8 : France and Morocco meet in a World Cup quarter-final on Thursday with their post-colonial ties coursing through the fixture, from Morocco players born and developed in France to the close friendship between Kylian Mbappe and Achraf Hakimi, forged during their time together at Paris St Germain.

World Cup 2026 Morocco meet France in the Boston quarter-final on Thursday, a rematch of the 2022 semi-final the Atlas Lions are burning to avenge.

Key talking points as Kylian Mbappe leads France into a rematch after Les Bleus beat Morocco in the 2022 World Cup.