صحافة بلادي صحيفة إلكترونية مغاربية متجددة على مدار الساعة تعنى بشؤون المغرب الجزائر ليبيا موريتانيا تونس
Foxboro-On Thursday evening, July 9, 2026, the eyes of football fans will turn to Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts, which will host the upcoming confrontation between the Moroccan national team and its French counterpart, for the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup, starting at 21:00 Morocco time, in a match that carries sporting and historical dimensions, after the World Cup reunited the two teams for the first time since the semi-finals of the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
The Atlas Lions enter the match with the ambition of continuing to write history and reaching the semi-finals of the World Cup for the second time in a row, while the French team seeks to confirm its position among the world’s top teams and reserve a ticket to the semi-finals for the third time in a row.
The direct confrontations between the two teams reveal a clear advantage for France, which has not suffered any defeat against Morocco in six previous matches, after achieving four victories against two draws. It had also eliminated the “Atlas Lions” from the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup after winning with two unanswered goals.
The French team arrives at this date in high spirits after achieving 11 victories in the last 12 official matches, including seven consecutive victories, while its coach Didier Deschamps continues to write history, as he plays against Morocco in his 25th match in the World Cup finals, strengthening his record as the coach with the most victories in the history of the tournament.
The “Roosters” are counting on their star Kylian Mbappe, who is France’s top scorer in the 2026 World Cup, in addition to Mikael Olise, who is providing one of his best international tournaments thanks to his offensive contributions and continuous creation of opportunities.
On the other hand, the Moroccan team continues to confirm its remarkable development on the global scene, after becoming the first African team to maintain an unbeaten record during the first five matches in the World Cup in two different editions, namely the 2022 World Cup and the 2026 World Cup, an achievement that reflects the technical and mental stability that the team has achieved in recent years.
National voter Mohamed Wehbe is betting on a group of his most prominent stars, led by Achraf Hakimi, who is considered one of the defenders who created the most chances in the last two editions of the World Cup, along with Ibrahim Diaz, who directly contributed to ten goals with the Moroccan national team since the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, between scoring and making goals.
This confrontation also carries a moral dimension for the Moroccan fans, who are still remembering the semi-final match of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which witnessed widespread arbitration controversy after the Moroccan national team demanded two penalty kicks in two shots involving Sofiane Boufal and Salim Amlah, before the Royal Moroccan Football League filed an official protest with FIFA regarding the arbitration decisions that accompanied that match.
Despite recalling these memories, Mohamed Wehbe stressed that the Moroccan national team is not going into the match out of revenge, but rather with a desire to continue the journey and achieve a new achievement that consolidates the position of Moroccan football among the top international teams.
https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2073544619212640549Observers believe that the confrontation between Morocco and France will be one of the strongest matches in the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup, given the value of the two teams, as it combines the experience of the French team in the qualifying rounds and Moroccan ambition supported by a golden generation that continues to achieve achievements, which makes the qualification card for the semi-finals open to all possibilities in a match that is expected to be decided by the performance inside the green rectangle.
Source:“My press”
