France vs Morocco Prediction: Preview, Tips, Odds & Team News

France and Morocco kick-off the 2026 World Cup quarter-finals when they go head-to-head at the Gillette Stadium in Boston, live at 9pm on Thursday 9th July.

Read on for our best France vs Morocco predictions, tips, and team news ahead of the game.

France vs Morocco Preview

France are the favourites to win the 2026 World Cup, having won all five of their matches en route to the quarter-finals. But Didier Deschamps' side face arguably their biggest challenge yet against a Morocco team enjoying a remarkable 34 game unbeaten run, which includes holding their nerve to see of the Netherlands on penalties in the round of 32 before cruising to a 3-0 victory over co-hosts Canada last time out.

This fixture rekindles memories of the 2022 World Cup semi-final, when Morocco made history by becoming the first African side to reach the last four, before France ended their memorable run with a 2-0 victory.

Les Bleus are 4/7 favourites to progress inside 90 minutes on Thursday, while Morocco are available at 11/2 to pull off an upset, with the draw is priced at 3/1.

Kylian Mbappe is right in the mix for the Golden Boot with seven goals in five games, one behind frontrunner Lionel Messi. Mbappe has scored three braces so far this tournament, then netted the only goal of the game in the 1-0 last-32 victory over Paraguay. The Frenchman is priced at 10/3 to break the deadlock in Foxborough, and 10/11 to score anytime.

Also keep an eye on Morocco's Brahim Diaz, who has four assists in five games this tournament, and looks an appealing price at 10/1 to register another assist on Thursday.

France vs Morocco Odds

France vs Morocco Team News

France midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni missed the victory over Paraguay, meaning Manu Kone could once again start in the middle of the pitch. Deschamps has been trading starting wingers Bradley Barcola and Desire Doue all tournament, and has another decision to make has to who to opt for on Thursday.

Morocco are sweating on the fitness of striker Ismael Saibari, who found the back of the net in all three group stage games, but came off injured after just 22 minutes during the win over Canada.

France vs Morocco Starting Lineups

The France vs Morocco starting lineups will be displayed in the graphic below shortly before kick-off.