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Mbappe-led France face revenge-driven Morocco in last-eight clash

Boston, July 8 (UNI) Revenge, history and a place in the FIFA World Cup 2026 semifinals will converge at Boston Stadium on Friday IST when defending finalists France face Morocco in a repeat of their emotionally charged Qatar 2022 semi-final, with the Atlas Lions determined to erase the memories of the defeat that ended their historic run four years ago.
France dashed Morocco's dream of becoming the first African nation to reach a World Cup final with a 2-0 victory in Al Khor in 2022. While Les Bleus went on to reach a second successive final, Morocco won global admiration after becoming the first team from Africa to reach the last four. Now, the North Africans have another opportunity to make history—and this time eliminate the side that denied them a place in the final.
For Didier Deschamps' men, the quarter-final presents another step towards an extraordinary milestone. Victory would keep alive France's bid to become only the second European nation to reach three consecutive FIFA World Cup finals, underlining their dominance on football's biggest stage.
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