France and Morocco meet in the 2026 World Cup quarterfinals on Thursday at Gillette Stadium in what promises to be one of the most intriguing clashes of the tournament.
Both nations arrive with impressive pedigrees. France is a two-time World Cup winner, lifting the trophy in 1998 and 2018 before finishing as runner-up in 2006 and 2022, while Morocco made history by becoming the first African nation to reach a World Cup semifinal in Qatar and enter this tournament as reigning Africa Cup of Nations champions.