Morocco prepares to face France in a World Cup quarterfinal in Foxborough after a 3-0 victory over Canada in the round of 16, setting up a rematch of the 2022 semifinal that France won 2-0.Morocco keeps an unbeaten run of 34 official matches and began the tournament ranked seventh, with Mohamed Ouahbi preserving the squad’s core after Walid Regragui resigned three months before the event.France counters with
Kylian Mbappé,
Bradley Barcola and
Désiré Doué, and the match follows renewed criticism of refereeing and governance under Fédération Internationale de Football Association president
Gianni Infantino.