France secured their place within the 2026 FIFA World Cup semi-finals with a composed 2-0 victory over Morocco in Boston, Softfootball studies.
Because of a superb second-half show from Kylian Mbappe. The France captain endured frustration earlier than the break when Yassine Bounou produced a superb save to disclaim him from the penalty spot after a prolonged delay. Nevertheless, Mbappe responded in type after halftime, opening the scoring earlier than organising Ousmane Dembele to seal the win.
Morocco, lacking injured midfielder Ismael Saibari, struggled to create significant probabilities regardless of having fun with barely extra possession within the first half. Their memorable marketing campaign, which included victories over the Netherlands and Canada, got here to an finish on the quarter-final stage.
With eight objectives within the match, Mbappe continues to guide France’s title cost as Didier Deschamps’ aspect now put together for a blockbuster semi-final towards both Spain or Belgium.
Participant Rankings
France
| Participant | Ranking |
|---|---|
| Mike Maignan | 6.0/10 |
| Jules Koundé | 6.5/10 |
| Dayot Upamecano | 7.0/10 |
| William Saliba | 6.5/10 |
| Lucas Digne | 7.0/10 |
| Kouadio Koné | 7.5/10 |
| Adrien Rabiot | 7.0/10 |
| Ousmane Dembélé | 8.0/10 |
| Michael Olise | 7.0/10 |
| Désiré Doué | 7.5/10 |
| Kylian Mbappé | 8.5/10 |
Morocco
| Participant | Ranking |
|---|---|
| Yassine Bounou | 7.0/10 |
| Achraf Hakimi | 6.0/10 |
| Issa Diop | 6.0/10 |
| Noussair Mazraoui | 5.5/10 |
| Anass Salah-Eddine | 6.5/10 |
| Ayyoub Bouaddi | 6.0/10 |
| Neil El Aynaoui | 6.0/10 |
| Brahim Díaz | 7.0/10 |
| Azzedine Ounahi | 7.0/10 |
| Chemsdine Talbi | 6.0/10 |
| Bilal El Khannouss | 6.5/10 |
Match Statistics
| Stat | France | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Ball Possession | 49% | 51% |
| Makes an attempt | 13 | 1 |
| On Goal | 3 | 0 |
| Corners | 3 | 1 |
| Offsides | 0 | 0 |
| Yellow Playing cards | 0 | 0 |
| Passes | 236 | 235 |
