France vs. Morocco player ratings: Live grades for Kylian Mbappe, others in 2026 World Cup quarterfinal
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With the expanded, 48-team 2026 FIFA World Cup now down to its final eight participants, the first of four semifinalists will be crowned as tournament favorites France will take on African giants Morocco in their quarterfinal from Boston on Thursday.
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Kylian Mbappe has been one of the tournament's most electric superstars, second in goal scoring for the tournament with seven, level with Erling Haaland and one behind leader Lionel Messi.
France have reached the last two World Cup finals, winning in 2018 and losing in 2022, and have not been eliminated in the quarterfinal round since 2014 when they were beaten by eventual champions Germany by a 1-0 score in Brazil.
Morocco, meanwhile, became the first African nation to reach the World Cup semifinals when they progressed to the last four in Qatar 2022, but otherwise had never made it past the Round of 16.
The Sporting News brings you a full list of player ratings for the match, analyzing both team's individual performances from the opening kickoff to the final whistle.
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France vs. Morocco live score
Location: Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, MA)
Referee: Facundo Tello (ARG)
France starting lineup:
4-2-3-1, right to left: 16. Maignan (GK) — 5. Kounde, 4. Upamecano, 17. Saliba, 3. Digne — 6. Kone, 14. Rabiot — 7. Dembele, 11. Olise, 20. Doue — 10. Mbappe.
Morocco starting lineup:
4-2-3-1: Bono (GK) — 2. Hakimi, 14. Diop, 3. Mazraoui, 26. Salah-Eddine — 24. El Aynaoui, 6. Bouaddi — 10. B. Diaz, 8. Ounahi, 23. El Khannouss — 9. Rahimi.
France player ratings vs. Morocco
All ratings are on a 10-point scale.
Starters
Goalkeeper: Mike Maignan — Grade pending
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Right-back: Jules Kounde — Grade pending
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Right Center-back: Dayot Upamecano — Grade pending
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Left center-back: William Saliba — Grade pending
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Left-back: Lucas Digne — Grade pending
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Central midfielder: Ismael Kone — Grade pending
Filled in for the injured Aurelien Tchouameni.
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Central midfielder: Adrien Rabiot — Grade pending
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Right wing: Ousmane Dembele — Grade pending
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Attacking midfielder: Michael Olise — Grade pending
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Left wing: Desire Doue — Grade pending
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Striker: Kylian Mbappe — Grade pending
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France substitutes vs. Morocco
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France coach vs. Morocco
Didier Deschamps: Grade pending
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Morocco player ratings vs. France
All ratings are on a 10-point scale.
Starters
Goalkeeper: Yassine Bono — Grade pending
This section will be updated with commentary, analysis, and highlights as the match continues and the player logs his performance.
Right-back: Achraf Hakimi — Grade pending
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Right center-back: Issa Diop — Grade pending
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Left center-back: Noussair Mazraoui — Grade pending
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Left-back: Anass Salah-Eddine — Grade pending
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Central midfielder: Neil El Aynaoui — Grade pending
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Central midfielder: Ayyoub Bouaddi — Grade pending
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Right wing: Brahim Diaz — Grade pending
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Attacking midfielder: Azzedine Ounahi — Grade pending
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Left wing: Bilal El Khannouss — Grade pending
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Striker: Soufiane Rahimi — Grade pending
Filled in for the injured starter Ismael Saibari, and had big shoes to fill given Saibari's form this tournament.
This section will be updated with commentary, analysis, and highlights as the match continues and the player logs his performance.
Morocco substitutes vs. France
This section will be updated with commentary, analysis, and highlights as the match continues and players enter the game off the bench.
Morocco coach vs. France
Mohamed Ouahbi: Grade pending
This section will be updated with commentary and analysis after the match concludes and an appropriate evaluation of the coach's performance can be assessed.