On the night of July 10, "Gillette" stadium in Foxborough, Calif., will host the first quarterfinal match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with France and Morocco vying for a spot in the semifinals. Kickoff will be at 1:00 Ashgabat time. The match will be streamed live on the Belet streaming platform.

The match is particularly interesting due to its personal dimension: former Paris Saint-Germain teammates Kylian Mbappé and Moroccan defender Achraf Hakimi, who played together for the Parisian club until recently, will meet on the pitch. Another storyline is connected with the current Real Madrid: Brahim Diaz, Mbappé's teammate at "Real", plays for the Moroccan national team, so the World Cup quarterfinals will see not only national team rivals but also club partners clash.

The match will be a remake of the 2022 World Cup semifinal in Qatar, where France defeated Morocco in a controversial encounter to reach the final. Morocco became the first African team to reach the World Cup semifinals, and now has a chance to match or surpass that achievement.

Both teams demonstrated their high level of quality throughout the 2026 tournament. The French team entered the quarterfinals with the tournament's best scoring record—14 goals in five matches—and Mbappé and his attacking partners continue to consistently provide goals and assists. Morocco, meanwhile, took points from Brazil in the group stage and then eliminated the Netherlands on penalties, confirming their status as one of Africa's strongest teams. However, the Moroccans will be entering the match with some losses: the team is without defender Chadi Riyad and leading attacker Ismael Saibari due to injury.

Bookmakers unanimously consider France the favorites in this match: the odds for a victory by the reigning world champions are hovering around 1,55–1,60, while the odds for a victory by Morocco are estimated at between 6,0 and 6,6. A draw is offered at odds of around 3,8–4,1 across various lines. Analysts don't expect the match to be high-scoring: under 2,5 goals and over 2,5 goals are priced almost equally, at odds of 1,90–1,98, suggesting a lack of clear consensus on the number of goals scored.

The winner of the semi-final match will play the winner of the Spain-Belgium match.