Football fans around the world are preparing to follow one of the most exciting matches of the 2026 World Cup, when the Moroccan national team faces its counterpart, France, in the quarter-final round of the competition.
The Moroccan national team faces its counterpart, France, at eleven in the evening today, Thursday, at Boston Stadium, in the United States of America, in the first matches of the round of 8 in the 2026 World Cup.
The channel broadcasting the match
The two teams had previously met in the previous edition of the World Cup, in 2022, in Qatar, where the French national team managed to advance to the final round, through the gate of Morocco, after winning two goals to nil.
It is scheduled that beIN Sports HD Max1 channel will broadcast the France match against Morocco, live on air, preceded and followed by an analytical studio, to review the most prominent technical points, while following the atmosphere inside and outside the stadium.
Morocco's path
The Moroccan national team began its path in the 2026 World Cup by drawing with Brazil, one goal each, before winning against Scotland with one goal to nil, and defeating Haiti with four goals to two, to qualify as runner-up from the third group.
The Moroccan national team proved in the knockout stages that it is coming to repeat the achievement of the previous edition of the World Cup, when it finished fourth, or perhaps better, as it overcame the Netherlands on penalties, before winning against Canada, one of the hosts of the World Cup, with a clean three goals.
France's path
As for the French national team, it proved from the first moment in the World Cup that it is one of the fiercest teams that will compete for the title, as it managed to win against Senegal with three goals to one, then against Iraq with a clean three, and Norway with four goals to one.
And in the knockout stages, the French national team toyed with its counterpart, Sweden, where it won with a clean three again, before winning against Paraguay in the round of 16, with one goal to nil.
Match stars
Today's match includes many international stars, led by Kylian Mbappé, France's captain, and a strong contender for the top scorer of the 2026 World Cup, alongside his teammate, Ousmane Dembélé.
As for the Moroccan national team, despite Ismail Saibari not being ready to play in that match due to injury, the Atlas Lions also possess prominent elements, including Achraf Hakimi, Brahim Díaz, and Sofiane Rahimi.
The United States of America is hosting the 2026 World Cup, along with Mexico and Canada, with the participation of 48 teams, for the first time in the history of the tournament, during the period from last June 11 to July 19 of the current year.
