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 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.
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The Belgian angle
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.
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