The pre-quarterfinal matches of the FIFA World Cup 2026 started from July 4, in which the first match played between co-host Canada and Morocco at the Houston Stadium saw Morocco’s complete dominance. Morocco won this match by a huge margin of 3-0 and got the ticket to the quarter-finals, in which they have managed to reach the last-8 in the World Cup for the second consecutive time. At the same time, the French team faced the Paraguay team in the round of 16, which they managed to win by a margin of 1-0, in which the only goal in this match was scored by Kylian Mbappe in the penalty shootout. Now in the quarter-finals, on July 10, the team of France and Morocco will face each other in the stadium of Boston.
Azzedine Ounahi was the hero of victory for Morocco
The round of 16 match against co-hosts Canada was not going to be easy for the Moroccan team, but they adopted a slightly defensive attitude in the first half, in which neither team could open their account of goal. As soon as the second half of the game started, an aggressive attitude was seen from Morocco’s side, in which in the 50th minute of the game, Azzedine Ounahi put his team ahead 1-0 by sending the ball inside the goal post with excellent timing from outside the box. After this, in the 82nd minute of the game, Ounahi scored another goal and almost sealed the victory by putting Morocco ahead 2-0. After the end of both the halves, Sufiyan Rahimi sealed Morocco’s entry into the last 8 by scoring the third goal in the injury time.
France’s journey continues with Kylian Mbappe’s goal
The French team faced Paraguay in the Round of 16 at the Philadelphia Stadium, in which a very tough competition was seen between the two teams. No goal was scored till 69 minutes of play in this match. After this, in the penalty shootout, which France got on the basis of VAR review, Kylian Mbappe made the score line of this match 1-0, which remained the same till the end of the game. With the goal in this match, Mbappe has now reached level with Lionel Messi in the race for the Golden Boot in terms of scoring the most goals in the FIFA World Cup 2026. Now the French team will have to face Morocco in the quarter-finals, in which the match between the two teams will be played at 1:30 pm on July 10, Indian time.
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