Kylian Mbappé has a goal and an assist as France beats Morocco 2-0 in the World Cup quarterfinals
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Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou (1) saves a penalty kick by France's Kylian Mbappe during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between France and Morocco in Foxborough, Mass., near Boston, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou (1) stops a penalty kick against France's Kylian Mbappe (10) during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match in Foxborough, Mass., near Boston, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)France's Kylian Mbappe (10) reacts after missing a penalty kick against Morocco during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match in Foxborough, Mass., near Boston, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou (1) reaches for the ball during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between France and Morocco in Foxborough, Mass., near Boston, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)France's Manu Kone (6) and Morocco's Ayyoub Bouaddi (6) battle for the ball during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between France and Morocco in Foxborough, Mass., near Boston, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou (1) saves a penalty kick by France's Kylian Mbappe during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between France and Morocco in Foxborough, Mass., near Boston, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Kylian Mbappé had a goal and an assist after missing a first-half penalty kick, Ousmane Dembélé scored the other goal and France beat Morocco 2-0 Thursday in the World Cup quarterfinals.
Les Bleus will face either Spain or Belgium in the semifinals in Dallas on Tuesday.
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Mbappé's goal in the 60th minute was the 20th of his World Cup career, moving him one behind Argentina captain Lionel Messi. Dembélé scored his fifth goal of the tournament in the 66th.
France beat Morocco by the same score in the semifinals of the 2022 tournament in Qatar when the Atlas Lions became the first African team to make it that far. France now remains on track to become only the third nation to play in the final of three consecutive World Cups.
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