France continues its march toward a third World Cup title when facing a fearsome Morocco side in the first of the 2026 quarterfinals on Thursday.
Having blitzed through the group stage and eased past Sweden in the first knockout round, Les Bleus spent much of the round of 16 being physically assaulted by a fiery Paraguayan team. Fortunately, France overcame those dark arts as Kylian Mbappé’s penalty secured a hard-fought win.
