France faces a major test against Morocco

The &ldquo;Les Bleus&rdquo; enter the match as the main favorites to secure a place among the four best teams in the world.Didier Deschamps&rsquo; side have recorded a perfect run so far, winning all five of their matches.France have scored 14 goals and conceded only two, while Kylian Mbapp&eacute; has been outstanding, leading the race for the Golden Boot with seven goals.He has received strong attacking support from Ousmane Demb&eacute;l&eacute;, Michael Olise, and Bradley Barcola, while young D&eacute;sir&eacute; Dou&eacute; won the decisive penalty in the round of 16 against Paraguay. Because of all these names, France are considered one of the most lethal teams in the tournament.Tonight&rsquo;s clash will also be a special occasion for France&rsquo;s head coach.Deschamps will take charge of his 25th World Cup match, matching legendary German coach Helmut Sch&ouml;n for the number of games managed on the sidelines at World Cups.Morocco wants to make history againSofascoreThe &ldquo;Les Bleus&rdquo; enter the match as the main favorites to secure a place among the four best teams in the world.Didier Deschamps&rsquo; side have recorded a perfect run so far, winning all five of their matches.France have scored 14 goals and conceded only two, while Kylian Mbapp&eacute; has been outstanding, leading the race for the Golden Boot with seven goals.He has received strong attacking support from Ousmane Demb&eacute;l&eacute;, Michael Olise, and Bradley Barcola, while young D&eacute;sir&eacute; Dou&eacute; won the decisive penalty in the round of 16 against Paraguay. Because of all these names, France are considered one of the most lethal teams in the tournament.Tonight&rsquo;s clash will also be a special occasion for France&rsquo;s head coach.Deschamps will take charge of his 25th World Cup match, matching legendary German coach Helmut Sch&ouml;n for the number of games managed on the sidelines at World Cups.Morocco wants to make history again France are heavy favoritesAccording to the Opta supercomputer projection, France have a 61.7 percent chance of winning the match in regular time.Morocco are given a 16.2 percent chance of victory, while the probability of the game going into extra time stands at 22.1 percent. On the other side stands a team that continues to push the boundaries of African football.Morocco reached the quarter-finals unbeaten, collecting seven points in the group stage, then eliminating the Netherlands on penalties and comfortably defeating Canada 3-0.The &ldquo;Atlas Lions&rdquo; are currently on a run of ten matches without defeat, and head coach Mohamed Ouahbi believes his team can achieve another major upset.However, Morocco will be weakened by the absence of their top scorer, Ismael Saibari, who failed to recover from a hamstring injury in time for the quarter-final clash.His place in attack is expected to be taken by Soufiane Rahimi.Another major threat to the French defense will be Brahim D&iacute;az, who has recorded four assists at this tournament and has been involved in as many as ten of Morocco&rsquo;s goals this year.Head-to-head record pic.twitter.com/GBiFPsg2Rt&mdash; OvoOno (@OvoOnoX) July 9, 2026France and Morocco have played six head-to-head matches so far.France have won four of those encounters, while two matches ended in draws.The last time they met was in the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup, when France secured a 2-0 victory.Expected lineupsLineups provided by SofascoreFrance (4-2-3-1): Maignan &ndash; Kound&eacute;, Upamecano, Saliba, Digne &ndash; Kon&eacute;, Rabiot &ndash; Demb&eacute;l&eacute;, Olise, Barcola &ndash; Mbapp&eacute;.Morocco (4-2-3-1): Bono &ndash; Hakimi, Diop, Riad, Mazraoui &ndash; El Aynaoui, Bouaddi &ndash; Brahim D&iacute;az, Ounahi, El Khannouss &ndash; Rahimi.The winner of this match will face the winner of the Spain &ndash; Belgium quarter-final in the semi-finals.

France faces a major test against Morocco

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