France beat Morocco 2-0 in the first quarter-final of the 2026 FIFA World Cup to advance to the semi-finals and become the first team to reach the last four in the competition.
In the match that was played in the American city of Boston, the French team presented a strong game from the beginning and continuously attacked the Maghreb goal, but both teams failed to score a goal in the first half.
France had a golden opportunity in the first half when Kylian Mbappe won a penalty, but the Moroccan goalkeeper made a brilliant save to keep the match goalless at the interval.
In the second half, France took complete control of the game. Captain Kylian Mbappe gave the team the lead in the 60th minute and just six minutes later Ousmane Dembele scored a fine goal to make France 0-2.
Morocco also had several chances to come back. In the 82nd minute, the French goalkeeper made a magnificent save on a free kick, but Morocco still missed a decisive goal.
With this victory, France advanced to the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup for the third time in a row and Morocco’s exciting journey to the quarter-finals ended.
After scoring in the match, Kylian Mbappe won another historic honor. His number of goals in the current World Cup has reached 8 and with this he became the first footballer in the history of the FIFA World Cup who has scored 8 goals in two different times. Previously, they scored a total of 8 goals in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
