France vs. Morocco Lineups Confirmed, Starting XIs for World Cup Quarterfinals

The France vs. Morocco lineups are confirmed for today’s World Cup Quarterfinal match at 4:00 p.m. ET. This is a rematch of one of the Semifinal matches at the 2022 World Cup, with France advancing to the Final before losing to Argentina.

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Let’s take a look at the France vs. Morocco lineups for today’s Quarterfinals match before you make your France vs. Morocco prediction on PrizePicks.

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Confirmed France Lineup vs. Morocco for World Cup 2026

France Formation: 4-2-3-1

• Goalkeeper: Mike Maignan
• Defenders: Lucas Digne, William Saliba, Dayot Upamecano, Jules Koundé
• Midfielders: Manu Koné, Michael Olise, Adrien Rabiot
• Forwards: Désiré Doué, Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé

France subs vs. Morocco: Jean-Philippe Mateta, Marcus Thuram, Maghnes Akliouche, Bradley Barcola, Rayan Cherki, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Aurélien Tchouaméni, N’Golo Kanté, Lucas Hernández, Theo Hernández, Maxence Lacroix, Ibrahima Konaté, Malo Gusto, Robin Risser, Brice Samba

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Confirmed Morocco Lineup vs. France for World Cup 2026

Morocco Formation: 4-2-3-1

• Goalkeeper: Yassine Bounou
• Defenders: Noussair Mazraoui, Anass Salah-Eddine, Issa Diop, Achraf Hakimi
• Midfielders: Neil El Aynaoui, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Azzedine Ounahi
• Forwards: Bilal El Khannouss, Chemsdine Talbi, Brahim Díaz

Morocco subs vs. France: Ayoub El Kaabi, Amine Sbaï, Soufiane Rahimi, Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab, Gessime Yassine, Ismael Saibiri, Samir El Mourabet, Sofyan Amrabat, Youssef Belammari, Redouane Halhal, Chadi Riad, Marwane Saadane, Zakaria El Ouahdi, Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti, Munir El Kajoui

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France vs. Morocco Lineups Analysis: France Inserts Doué Into Starting XI, Morocco Replaces Saibiri

Outside of CM Aurélien Tchouaméni, France hasn’t endured any notable injuries during the 2026 World Cup. That will lead to CM Manu Koné making his second straight start in the midfield alongside CM Adrien Rabiot.

Manager Didier Deschamps has elected to have LW Désiré Doué replace LW Bradley Barcola alongside ST Kylian Mbappé and RW Ousmane Dembélé after he earned a penalty for Les Bleus in the win over Paraguay. Olise also leads the World Cup in assists (5), entering the Quarterfinals.

Additionally, Mbappé is tied for the second-most goals scored (7) in the tournament, and he’s very much in the running for the Golden Boot. He currently has the second-lowest payout to win the award (2.32x), only putting him behind ST Lionel Messi (2.27x).

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Morocco is proving they weren’t just one-hit wonders at the 2022 World Cup, but they’ll have to deal with the absence of ST Ismael Saibiri on Thursday. Saibiri has paced Morocco in goals scored (3) up to this point.

Upon Saibiri’s early exit against Canada in the Round of 16, it was ST Soufiane Rahimi who replaced him and scored a goal off the bench. However, manager Mohamed Ouahbi has decided to start ST Chemside Talbi in Saibiri’s place instead.

Talbi has only played 91 minutes in the 2026 World Cup.

For a match breakdown — including player picks, trends, key players, and how we’re reading this matchup — check out our full France vs. Morocco prediction article.

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France is mostly featuring a similar lineup as their Round of 16 win over Paraguay, with the lone exception at left winger with Doué replacing Barcola. Meanwhile, Morocco has replaced an injured Saibiri at the forefront of their attack with Rahimi.

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