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France raised him, captained him and never capped him. Weeks after switching to Morocco, the 18-year-old Lille midfielder started a World Cup quarter-final against them, second only to Pele as the youngest ever to do so.
Kylian Mbappe had a first-half penalty saved by Yassine Bounou but responded after the break with a goal and an assist as France beat Morocco 2-0 in Foxborough to reach a third straight World Cup semi-final.
Four years after France ended Morocco's historic run in Qatar, the two sides meet again in Foxborough with a World Cup semi-final place on the line.
The Atlas Lions dismantled co-host Canada 3-0 to become the first African side ever to reach the World Cup quarterfinals in consecutive editions.
Azzedine Ounahi's brace and a stoppage-time strike from Soufiane Rahimi sent Morocco into the World Cup 2026 quarter-finals and ended Canada's home tournament in Houston.
Ronald Koeman has resigned as Netherlands head coach following the shock Round of 32 penalty shootout loss to Morocco. The Dutch federation confirms the departure after one of the tournament's biggest upsets.
Morocco beat the Netherlands 3-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in Monterrey, with Issa Diop's stoppage-time equalizer and Yassine Bounou's nerve sending the Atlas Lions through.
