VIDEO: France ends Morocco’s World Cup run, cruises into semifinals
Latest match highlights, reaction and previews from the FIFA World Cup 2026 in North America.
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Form guide on the final eight teams as they battle it out for the FIFA World Cup 2026 trophy in the United States.
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World Cup: France face Morocco as quarterfinal showdown takes centre stage
Hakimi meets Mbappe as France face Morocco in the opening World Cup quarterfinal, with Opta backing Les Bleus to win.
‘If it’s fair, we’ll win’: Confident but wary Morocco fans paint Boston red
On the eve of the quarterfinal, Morocco’s supporters take over downtown Boston, showing unwavering belief in their team.
Mbappe and France kick off World Cup quarterfinals with Morocco clash
Title favourites France face African champions Morocco, as football’s 2026 World Cup enters the last-eight phase.
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Rights group plans complaint to IOC against Infantino over Trump support
FairSquare says it will lodge the complaint regarding the FIFA president’s ‘repeated breach of political neutrality’.
Morocco dealt huge blow as injured Saibari out of World Cup quarterfinal
Ismael Saibari will miss the match against France in Boston due to a hamstring injury sustained last week.
Justin Bieber joins Madonna, Shakira, BTS in World Cup final halftime show
FIFA expects ‘a couple of billion’ to tune in to the 11-minute performance, the first at a World Cup.
France lose appeal against Olise’s yellow card in Paraguay World Cup clash
If Olise is cautioned again against Morocco, he will be suspended for a potential semifinal against Spain or Belgium.
