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France and Morocco Clash Again in World Cup Quarter-Finals

Four years after their semi-final meeting in Qatar, France and Morocco face off in the 2026 World Cup quarter-finals as both teams aim for historic progress.

Jul 9, 2026, 10:43 AM France 24 English

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France and Morocco are set to meet once again in the 2026 World Cup quarter-finals this Thursday, revisiting their semi-final encounter from four years ago in Qatar where France's Les Bleus won 2-0. France aims to secure their third consecutive World Cup semi-final appearance, while Morocco seeks to replicate their historic run from 2022.

In other sports news, Croatia's manager Zlatko Dalic resigned following his team's elimination by Portugal in the round of 16. Dalic had led Croatia to the 2018 World Cup final and the 2022 semi-finals.

In football transfers, former Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa signed a three-year contract with Fulham, and Alexia Putellas left Barcelona after 14 seasons to join London City Lionesses.

Cycling saw Olav Kooij win stage five of the Tour de France between Lannemezan and Pau, finishing ahead of Max Kanter and Tim Merlier.

In tennis, Arthur Féry advanced to the Wimbledon semi-finals after defeating Flavio Cobolli and will face Alexander Zverev, who beat Taylor Fritz. On the women's side, Marta Kostyuk defeated Jasmine Paolini and will meet Linda Noskova, who reached her first Grand Slam semi-final by defeating Elise Mertens.

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