RIYADH: Alas, it was not to be for the Atlas Lions. A repeat of their heroic semi-final appearance in 2022 will not come to pass, having fallen at the same hurdle — and to the same opponents — as last time out: France. There is no shame in losing to arguably the most dominant team in the tournament. Goals were always going to come, as France have shown in all their previous encounters. Even a penalty save from Bounou was not enough to keep Morocco in it, as France broke the deadlock in quick succession in the 60th and 66th minutes to put the game beyond doubt.

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.

Défaits par les Bleus en demi-finales au Qatar en 2022, les Lions de l'Atlas s'avancent non plus en surprises mais en outsiders très crédibles au moment de retrouver les hommes de…

Morocco is the only remaining African nation competing at the World Cup.

Morocco was no match for France, which lost 2-0. The French, one of the pre-tournament favorites, move on to the World Cup semifinals against either Spain or Belgium.

Les Bleus face the Atlas Lions with a spot in the World Cup semifinals at stake.

Les Bleus and Atlas Lions set to clash for second consecutive tournament in quarter-finals on Thursday

Morocco face France in a repeat of the 2022 World Cup semi-final

Morocco booked their place in the last eight with an impressive 3-0 victory over Canada, while France edged Paraguay 1-0 thanks to Kylian Mbappé's second-half penalty to maintain…

Les Bleus last faced the Atlas Lions in the 2022 World Cup semifinals, where France managed to edge Morocco, the tournament's surprise package, in a 2-0 win.

World No. 1 France and World No. 6 Morocco will line up tonight at the Boston Stadium in Foxborough, | Sports News

Hakimi meets Mbappe as France face Morocco in the opening World Cup quarterfinal, with Opta backing Les Bleus to win.

France storm into Thursday's World Cup quarter-final against Morocco as one of the tournament's hot favourites, riding a red-hot run of form that's made them the team to beat so…

Connections run deep in the World Cup quarterfinal match between France and Morocco. France beat Morocco in the semifinals at the 2022 tournament in Qatar when the Atlas Lions…

France face Morocco in a mouth-watering quarter-final clash, with both nations seeking to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup 2026. Les Bleus continue their pursuit of another…

Following the loss, no Arab or African teams remain in the tournament.

France booked their place in the semi-finals with a 2-0 victory on Thursday over Morocco, overcoming an early penalty miss to break down the resilient Atlas Lions. Kylian Mbappé's…

RIYADH: Alas, it was not to be for the Atlas Lions. A repeat of their heroic semi-final appearance in 2022 will not come to pass, having fallen at the same hurdle — and to the…

France secured their spot in the 2026 FIFA World Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 victory over Morocco. Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé scored for France.

Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele were on target as France surged past Morocco 2-0 to book their place in the World Cup semifinals on Thursday. Mbappe...

Kylian Mbappé scored a stunning opener after a first-half penalty miss in France’s 2-0 victory against Morocco to reach the World Cup semi-finals