France beat Morocco 2-0 to reach the World Cup semi-finals
France defeated Morocco 2-0 at full time at Gillette Stadium on 9 July 2026 in a 2026 World Cup quarter-final, reaching the semi-finals.
France's run to the semi-finals sets one half of the 2026 World Cup final-four, a fixture closely followed by Belgium's large football audience and its French- and Arabic-speaking communities.
France defeated Morocco 2-0 at full time at Gillette Stadium on 9 July 2026 in a 2026 World Cup quarter-final, reaching the semi-finals.
France controlled the quarter-final at Gillette Stadium and saw out a 2-0 win at full time to book their place in the 2026 World Cup semi-finals. Morocco, who had drawn strong support from Belgium's Moroccan community throughout the tournament, could not find a way back.
Result verified against the live match feed and international wire coverage.
Impact
Regional — Belgium has no team in this tie, but the France–Morocco meeting draws intense interest across the country's French-speaking and Moroccan-Belgian communities; the result shapes the semi-final many will watch.
Sources & evidence
- View sourceESPNPrimary· espn.comRetrieved 10 July 2026
- View sourceReuters· reuters.comRetrieved 10 July 2026
