France vs Morocco at the 2026 World Cup is nearly a repeat of the 2022 edition's semi-final, which ended 2-0 to the former.
Didier Deschamps' men are gunning for a third successive final at the tournament, having won in 2018 and fell to Argentina at the final hurdle in 2022.
Morocco have already made African history at the World Cup, but a second successive semi-final would be an astounding feat.
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Who is the referee for France vs Morocco?
Morocco prevailed 3-0 in the Round of 16 against Canada, prompting Jesse Marsch to make a string of bizarre comments, while France edged a 1-0 win against Paraguay in their preceding match.
In charge of the event, as both teams look to make the tournament's semi-finals, is Argentinian referee Facundo Tello.
Joining him for the clash are fellow countrymen Juan Pablo Belatti and Gabriel Chade, serving as assistant referees.
Two more Argentinians in Dario Herrera and Cristian Navarro will operate as the fourth official and reserve assistant referee, respectively.
Tello has refereed five World Cup games across his esteemed career, including two across North America.
The Argentinian official refereed Canada's 1-1 opening game draw vs Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as South Africa's 1-0 win against South Korea in Group A.
In 2022, he refereed Morocco's 1-0 quarter-final victory against Portugal, serving five bookings, one of which was red.
On this stage, Tello isn't so quick to wield his cards, averaging a low 3.2 bookings per match.
In Liga Profesional de Futbol, where he has officiated the majority of his games, that average rises to 5.7 bookings per fixture.
The Argentinian official has never awarded a spot kick in five matches on the World Cup stage.
