​France eliminated Morocco from the World Cup in today’s quarterfinal clash at Boston Stadium, edging past the Atlas Lions 2-0. The goals came from Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele, both finding the net in the second half to secure the victory for Les Bleus and send Morocco home. Mbappe opened the scoring, turning pressure into a breakthrough, while Dembele sealed the win with a late goal that reinforced France’s control of the match and momentum heading into the next stage.
With the win, France advances to the semifinals where they will meet the winner of the Belgium–Spain quarterfinal. Belgium, which had previously halted Team USA’s World Cup campaign, is set to face Spain, the Side that eliminated Portugal in the Round of 16. The Belgium–Spain quarterfinal is scheduled for Friday, July 10, in Inglewood, California, setting up another high-stakes stage in the pursuit of World Cup glory. The pairing promises a tantalizing clash of styles—Belgium’s structured, methodical approach against Spain’s positional play and technical prowess—as teams jockey for a place in the tournament’s final rounds.
The France–Belgium/Spain semifinal is slated for Tuesday, July 14, at 3 p.m. local time, with the venue confirmed as AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Known during the 2026 World Cup as Dallas Stadium, AT&T Stadium will host nine World Cup matches in total, including this semifinal. The venue is also home to the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, a detail that underscores the scale and spectacle associated with World Cup matches staged in major U.S. stadiums during this edition of the tournament.
In the broader arc of France’s campaign, the victory over Morocco highlights a continued performance from a squad that has blended elite individual talent with cohesive team dynamics. Mbappe’s pace, dribbling, and finishing ability once again proved decisive, while Dembele’s late-game contribution underscored the depth of France’s attacking options. Morocco, for their part, showed resilience and tactical discipline, pushing hard in pursuit of an equalizer before ultimately succumbing to the French challenge.
As fans look ahead, the semifinal matchups promise to bring another round of intense, high-stakes football. France will be aiming to capitalize on their momentum and continue their pursuit of a place in the World Cup final, while the Belgium–Spain victor will be determined to derail the French bid and disrupt the defending champions’ path to back-to-back final appearances. The tournament’s schedule confirms that fans will have another set of high-profile clashes to anticipate as the competition moves closer to its climactic stages.
This report originally appeared in The Providence Journal, detailing the next steps for France as they navigate the World Cup’s knockout rounds and plan for a potential semifinal showdown with either Belgium or Spain. The answer to who France will play next remains contingent on the Belgium–Spain result, but the current trajectory places France in a favorable position to contends for the title as the tournament progresses.