France 2–0 Morocco — World Cup: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
France ease past Morocco to reach World Cup semi-finals
France defeated Morocco 2-0 in the World Cup quarter-finals at Gillette Stadium to book a place in the last four. The contest remained scoreless through a goalless first half before Didier Deschamps' side pulled clear with two goals in the space of six second-half minutes.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Kylian Mbappé broke the deadlock in the 60th minute, finishing off an assist from Désiré Doué to put France ahead. Six minutes later Ousmane Dembélé doubled the advantage, converting a chance created by Mbappé to make it 2-0, and that scoreline held until the final whistle.
France dominated territorially and in front of goal, racking up 21 shots to Morocco's five and putting eight on target compared with a single effort from Mohamed Ouahbi's side. Morocco held a slight edge in possession but could not translate it into meaningful attacking threat.
Dembélé scored one and produced a rating of 8.9, the highest of any player on the pitch, while Mbappé contributed a goal and an assist in a productive afternoon for the France attack.
France's 3.1 expected goals figure against Morocco's 0.13 underlined the gulf in attacking quality between the two sides.
France beat Morocco 2–0 (half-time 0–0).
France met Morocco in the World Cup (Quarter-finals). Kick-off was Thursday, 9 July 2026, 20:00 UTC at Gillette Stadium. Referee: Facundo Raul Tello Figueroa.
Key moments
- 60' Goal: Kylian Mbappé (assist: Désiré Doué) — 1–0 · Watch the goal
- 66' Goal: Ousmane Dembélé (assist: Kylian Mbappé) — 2–0 · Watch the goal
Starting line-ups
France (4-2-3-1)
Morocco (4-2-3-1)
What the press said
🍿🇫🇷 OFFICIAL: Kylian Mbappé, FIFA Man of the Match for France vs Morocco. Goal + assist delivered. https://t.co/SUz14gL3NF
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🚨🇫🇷 France show to beat Morocco and fly to World Cup semi finals with Mbappé and Dembélé on fire! Morocco are out. 👋🏼🇲🇦 Who’s been your Man of the Match? https://t.co/L45UrYD448
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France into the World Cup semi-finals after a 2-0 win over Morocco. Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele with the second-half goals. 20 goals in 20 World Cup games for Mbappe. Dembele has five goals and two assists at the tournament. Yassine Bounou saved a first-half Mbappe penalty. Morocco had another excellent tournament but unable to replicate their semi-final run at Qatar 2022, where they also lost to France.🇫🇷🇲🇦
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About this match
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
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