France vs Morocco - World Cup 2026 Betting Tips (09/07/2026)

Tournament favourites France are looking to progress to the semi-finals of World Cup 2026 when they meet current Africa Cup of Nations champions Morocco in Boston. France are the favourites at 1.57 with bet365, while Morocco can be backed at 6.00. The draw is priced at 3.90.

We expect a close game despite France having plenty of attacking talent and being priced very short by the bookies. There is no value to be had in backing France in this contest so backing the draw looks the way to go.

Reasons to Follow this Bet

• Morocco have recent draws against Norway, Brazil and the Netherlands on their record.

• They are also capable of causing France plenty of problems in the final third.

• France struggled to break down a stubborn Paraguay team in the previous round.

France vs Morocco - Team News

France have plenty of options to pick from ahead of this clash. Manu Koné could be replaced in midfield by the returning Aurélien Tchouaméni and the other call will come on the left wing with Bradley Barcola looking to hold off a challenge from Désiré Doué. Doué had a good impact from the bench and could be picked for this.

Morocco are likely to stick with the same side that defeated the Netherlands except for the loss of striker Ismael Saibari with a hamstring injury. It is likely Soufiane Rahimi will come in to lead the line. Redouane Halhal partnered Issa Diop in central defence against Canada and should keep his place ahead of Chadi Riad.

France vs Morocco Line-ups

France: Maignan - Digne, Saliba, Upamecano, Kounde - Rabiot, Tchouaméni - Doué, Olise, Dembélé - Mbappé

Morocco: Bounou - Mazraoui, Halhal, Diop, Hakimi - Bouaddi, El Aynaoui - El Khannouss, Ounahi, Díaz - Rahimi.