Watch France vs Morocco in the World Cup 2026 quarter-finals as Kylian Mbappe looks to guide Les Bleus into the final four.
There's always something special in the air when these two meet. Five of Morocco's players being employed in France is a surprisingly low number the connections run much deeper.
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Six members of the Moroccan squad were born in France. While there are similar numbers of players born in Spain, Belgium or the Netherlands, a World Cup quarter-final against France is a big occasion for the players born there.
This fixture has historical salience in a purely footballing sense too. When Morocco became the first nation in Africa to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup four years ago, it was Didier Deschamps' country who knocked them out.
France have only lost once against Morocco. Since that defeat in a friendly tournament in 1998, they've managed three wins and a draw.
The most recent win in Al Khor saw Theo Hernandez and Randal Kolo Muani score the goals in a straightforward French victory.
Read on as FourFourTwo brings you all the information you need to watch France vs Morocco in the FIFA World Cup 2026 online, on TV, and from anywhere.
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France vs Morocco will be free-to-stream across multiple regions, including ITV in the UK, RTÉ Player in Ireland, SBS On Demand in Australia, CazéTV on YouTube in Brazil, NOS in the Netherlands, RTBF/VRT in Belgium, SRF/RTS/RSI in Switzerland, and TRT in Turkey.
English commentary will be provided on ITV, RTE Player and SBS On Demand.
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How to watch France vs Morocco in the UK
In the UK, you can stream France vs Morocco on ITV. The build-up starts at 8:00pm, ahead of the kick-off at 9:00pm.
How to watch France vs Morocco in the US
In the US, you can stream France vs Morocco on Fox.
This channel is accessible via Fox's own streaming platform Fox One or via a cord-cutting platform such as YouTube TV, Hulu+Live TV, Sling (select markets), Fubo or DirecTV.
For Spanish language coverage head over to Telemundo, which is available via one of the above cord-cutters or Peacock.
How to watch France vs Morocco in Australia
In Australia, you can watch France vs Morocco on the free SBS On Demand.
France vs Morocco: World Cup 2026 Preview
There's no doubt that France are the favourites again today. They are most pundits' tip to win the World Cup for the second time in three tournaments and the third time in their history.
Didier Deschamps' team have justified the talk. Kylian Mbappe is leading the charge with a battery of goals but France's progress to this point has barely stretched them, certainly in terms of comparable quality in the opposition ranks.
Paraguay gave France a good test of their mentality in the round of 16 but they stood firm, found a way, and largely managed to float above Paraguay's attempts to derail and muddy the match.
Morocco don't care who the favourites are. Having eased through Group C, the Atlas Lions needed a stoppage-time equaliser to stay alive against the Netherlands in the round of 32 before winning a dire penalty shoot-out.
They became the first team to eliminate a host nation from the 2026 World Cup, doing so with a 3-0 win over Canada in the very-much-not-Canadian city of Houston, Texas, in the last round.
Nothing they've faced in this tournament – not Brazil, not the Netherlands, not a co-host – comes close to the challenge they face in Boston.
France vs Morocco: Q+A
What time does France vs Morocco kick-off?
France vs Morocco will kick-off at 9:00pm BST / 4:00pm ET / 6:00am AEST (Friday).
Have France and Morocco played each other at the World Cup before?
Yes. They met in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar as France ran out 2-0 winners in the semi-final.
What have France and Morocco's routes to the quarter-finals been?
France finished top of their group with nine points before beating Sweden 3-0 in the round of 32. The round of 16 proved more challenging against Paraguay, but a Kylian Mbappé penalty secured a 1-0 victory.
Morocco collected seven points in the group stage to finish second behind Brazil. That set up a round of 32 tie against the Netherlands, which they won on penalties after a 1-1 draw. In the round of 16, they defeated co-hosts Canada 3-0.
FourFourTwo's Prediction
France 3-1 Morocco
FourFourTwo wouldn't be surprised to see Morocco give France a game, but any outcome but France in the semi-final would be a shock.
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