Didier Deschamps, coach of the French national team, included Désiré Doué, the team player, in the starting lineup.
Doué started instead of Bradley Barcola.
The French national team plays against Morocco in the opening of the quarter-final matches of the World Cup.
The trio Ousmane Dembélé, Michael Olise and Kylian Mbappé continue to lead the attack.
The French lineup came as follows:
Goalkeeping: Mike Maignan
Defense: Jules Koundé - William Saliba - Dayot Upamecano - Lucas Digne
Midfield: Adrien Rabiot - Manu Koné - Michael Olise - Ousmane Dembélé - Désiré Doué
Attack: Kylian Mbappé.
The French national team had defeated Paraguay with one goal without reply in the round of 16.
While the Moroccan national team defeated Canada with three goals without reply in the same round.
The French and Moroccan teams faced each other in the semi-final of the 2022 World Cup.
At that time, the French national team secured its qualification to the final, while Morocco achieved fourth place in the tournament.
