France, Mbappe play Morocco in FIFA World Cup quarterfinal: What we know
Yet in Saturday’s trench war against Paraguay, Les Bleus showed they could get their hands dirty, too.For 90 minutes, they resisted the provocation of a Paraguay side who played with the weapons at their disposal. Advertisement They did the same again ahead of the 2026 finals in Canada, Mexico and the United States – but the move appears to be paying off.
- ▪Yet in Saturday’s trench war against Paraguay, Les Bleus showed they could get their hands dirty, too.For 90 minutes, they resisted the provocation of a Paraguay side who played with the weapons at their disposal.
- ▪Advertisement They did the same again ahead of the 2026 finals in Canada, Mexico and the United States – but the move appears to be paying off.
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Sport|World Cup 2026France, Mbappe play Morocco in FIFA World Cup quarterfinal: What we knowKey talking points as Kylian Mbappe leads France into a rematch with Morocco after Les Bleus beat the Atlas Lions in the 2022 World Cup.ListenListen (5 mins)SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoKylian Mbappe attends a training session at Bentley University in Waltham, near Boston in the US, ahead of France's quarterfinal World Cup match against Morocco on Thursday [Franck Fife/AFP]By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and ReutersPublished On 8 Jul 20268 Jul 2026France will face Morocco in the World Cup quarterfinals at Foxborough Stadium, outside Boston in the US, on Thursday in a rematch of the 2022 World Cup semifinal won by…
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