Morocco 0 – 2 France

WORLDCUP · July 9, 2026 · Final

🎧 Post-Game Report (audio)

Post-Game Recap

France eliminated Morocco from the 2026 World Cup tonight, winning two goals to nil in a performance that was never really in doubt once the French got rolling. Morocco came into this one with the possession and the crowd noise, but France came with the shots — twenty-two of them to Morocco's five — and that disparity told the whole story.

The Atlas Lions had their moments early, Azzedine Ounahi threading the ball with sixty-one accurate passes and Morocco controlling the tempo in stretches, but they simply could not manufacture danger. Neil El Aynaoui managed just one shot on the night. That was it. Meanwhile Ousmane Dembélé was relentless going forward, getting off four total shots and creating problems every time he touched it in the final third.

In the back, Dayot Upamecano was composed and commanding, completing fifty-nine accurate passes out of defense, and Adrien Rabiot was everywhere — nine defensive interventions, breaking up Moroccan buildup before it could breathe. Mike Maignan barely had to work, making just one save, because France's defense never gave Morocco a way through.

Six saves for the Moroccan goalkeeper tells you how much pressure France sustained throughout, and with eight shots on goal to Morocco's one, this result was earned, not fortunate. France moves on, and Morocco goes home with a fight but no goals. That's your post-game report. Sports Desk, signing off.

AI-generated post-game report composed from the official play-by-play and box score.

Complete Play-by-Play

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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

First Half begins.

Foul by Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco). 2'

Manu Koné (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 2'

Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Désiré Doué. 4'

Corner, France. Conceded by Yassine Bounou. 4'

Attempt saved. Dayot Upamecano (France) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Yassine Bounou (Morocco). Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross. 4'

Brahim Díaz (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 9'

Foul by Désiré Doué (France). 9'

Attempt blocked. Désiré Doué (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé. 10'

Foul by Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco). 14'

Michael Olise (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 14'

Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing. 15'

Foul by Lucas Digne (France). 15'

Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Désiré Doué with a cross. 18'

Handball by Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco). 19'

Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Manu Koné. 20'

Corner, France. Conceded by Noussair Mazraoui. 20'

Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (France) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross following a corner. 21'

Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Lucas Digne. 24'

Penalty conceded by Noussair Mazraoui (Morocco) after a foul in the penalty area. 25'

Penalty France. Kylian Mbappé draws a foul in the penalty area. 25'

Penalty saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Yassine Bounou (Morocco). 28'

Delay in match for a drinks break. 29'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 32'

Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé. 33'

Attempt saved. Désiré Doué (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yassine Bounou (Morocco). 35'

Corner, France. Conceded by Yassine Bounou. 35'

Attempt blocked. Jules Koundé (France) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross. 36'

Foul by Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco). 38'

Manu Koné (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 38'

Brahim Díaz (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 39'

Foul by William Saliba (France). 39'

Foul by Dayot Upamecano (France). 42'

Bilal El Khannouss (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing. 42'

Adrien Rabiot (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 42'

Foul by Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco). 42'

Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time. 45'+1'

Attempt blocked. Manu Koné (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by William Saliba. 45'+1'

Attempt blocked. Michael Olise (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 45'+2'

Lucas Digne (France) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. 45'+2'

Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 45'+3'

Foul by Désiré Doué (France). 45'+3'

Handball by Adrien Rabiot (France). 45'+4'

Attempt missed. Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick. 45'+5'

First Half ends, France 0, Morocco 0. 45'+5'

Second Half begins France 0, Morocco 0. 45'

Attempt blocked. Brahim Díaz (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Azzedine Ounahi. 48'

Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Michael Olise. 52'

Foul by Ayyoub Bouaddi (Morocco). 54'

Michael Olise (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 54'

Attempt saved. Désiré Doué (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Yassine Bounou (Morocco). Assisted by Kylian Mbappé. 55'

Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. 56'

Handball by Jules Koundé (France). 58'

Goal! France 1, Morocco 0. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Désiré Doué. 60'

Substitution, Morocco. Soufiane Rahimi replaces Bilal El Khannouss. 62'

Substitution, Morocco. Sofyan Amrabat replaces Ayyoub Bouaddi. 62'

Foul by Issa Diop (Morocco). 63'

Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick on the left wing. 63'

Issa Diop (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 63'

Goal! France 2, Morocco 0. Ousmane Dembélé (France) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé. 66'

Delay in match for a drinks break. 67'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 70'

Substitution, France. Warren Zaïre-Emery replaces Manu Koné. 71'

Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Dayot Upamecano. 73'

Substitution, Morocco. Zakaria El Ouahdi replaces Anass Salah-Eddine. 74'

Substitution, Morocco. Gessime Yassine replaces Brahim Díaz. 74'

Foul by Gessime Yassine (Morocco). 74'

Désiré Doué (France) wins a free kick on the left wing. 74'

Delay in match because of an injury Kylian Mbappé (France). 76'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 77'

Substitution, France. Jean-Philippe Mateta replaces Kylian Mbappé because of an injury. 77'

Substitution, France. Bradley Barcola replaces Désiré Doué. 77'

Gessime Yassine (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 79'

Foul by Warren Zaïre-Emery (France). 79'

Corner, France. Conceded by Issa Diop. 80'

Zakaria El Ouahdi (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing. 82'

Foul by Jules Koundé (France). 82'

Foul by Adrien Rabiot (France). 83'

Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 83'

Attempt saved. Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mike Maignan (France). Assisted by Achraf Hakimi. 83'

Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Michael Olise. 84'

Attempt missed. Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi with a cross following a corner. 84'

Substitution, Morocco. Amine Sbaï replaces Chemsdine Talbi. 85'

Attempt missed. Michael Olise (France) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bradley Barcola following a fast break. 86'

Substitution, France. Malo Gusto replaces Jules Koundé. 87'

Attempt saved. Bradley Barcola (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Yassine Bounou (Morocco). 87'

Corner, France. Conceded by Yassine Bounou. 88'

Attempt missed. Jean-Philippe Mateta (France) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross following a corner. 88'

Bradley Barcola (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 90'

Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Morocco). 90'

Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time. 90'

Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Lucas Digne. 90'+2'

Handball by Amine Sbaï (Morocco). 90'+3'

Michael Olise (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 90'+3'

Foul by Zakaria El Ouahdi (Morocco). 90'+3'

Attempt saved. Jean-Philippe Mateta (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yassine Bounou (Morocco). Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé. 90'+4'

Attempt missed. Gessime Yassine (Morocco) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Sofyan Amrabat. 90'+5'

Michael Olise (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 90'+6'

Foul by Amine Sbaï (Morocco). 90'+6'

Attempt missed. Michael Olise (France) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bradley Barcola. 90'+7'

Second Half ends, France 2, Morocco 0. 90'+7'

Match ends, France 2, Morocco 0.