France vs Morocco Prediction, 7/9/2026 World Cup Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 7/8/2026

Game: France vs Morocco

Date: Thursday, July 9, 2026

Location: Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA

TV: FOX

The Morrocans (3-2-0) are hitting the road to Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA on Thursday where they will play France (5-0-0) in the World Cup Quarterfinals. The odds on this World Cup game have France at -189 while Morocco is coming in at +500. The total is 2.5. The goalies protecting the net will be Mike Maignan for France and Yassine Bounou for Morocco.

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France comes into this match after beating Paraguay 1-0 In the Round of 16. In the Round of 32, the French disposed of Sweden 3-0. They have yet to lose in the World Cup after 5 matches. Kylian Mbappe leads France with 7 goals, while Ousmane Dembele has 4 and Bradley Barcola has 2 goals. Mike Maignan has save 7 of the 9 shots he's faced in 5 games.

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Morocco advanced to the quarterfinals with a 3-0 win over Canada after beating the Netherlands in penalty kicks in the Round of 32. They opened the World Cup with a 1-1 draw with Brazil, followed by a 1-0 win over Scotland, and a 4-2 win over Haiti. Ismael Saibari leads Morocco with 3 goals, while Azzedine Ounahi and Soufiane Rahimi have 2 each. Achraf Hakimi, Issa Diop, and Gessime Yassine also have knocked one into the back of the net. Yassine Bounou has 9 saves while surrendering 4 goals in 5 games for Morocco.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for France is Mike Maignan. Maignan has seen the pitch for a total of 27,303 mins and has 783 stops so far in his career. Maignan (163-69-71 record during his soccer career) has 120 clean sheets, which has earned him a 39.6%% clean sheet percentage. The goalkeeper hailing from France has faced 1,045 shots tried at him in 304 starts. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 0.98 (298 total goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of 74.9%.

Yassine Bounou will be residing in front of the net for Morocco. So far in his pro soccer career, Bounou has allowed 329 goals while tallying 779 stops in 301 starting assignments. Bounou has 103 shutouts and has seen 1,081 shots against him in 26,945 career mins. He has a save % of 72.1% and his shutout rate is currently 34.4%%. He has allowed 1.10 goals per 90 while he holds a record of 159-71-71.

Kylian Mbappe is one member of the side who can help decide the match for France. The forward who is from France has accumulated 247 goals scored in 23,703 professional minutes. Mbappe has had a starting assignment in 265 games so far in his career while he scores 0.94 goals per 90 minutes. He has totaled 72 assists while earning 566 points in his pro soccer career.

Morocco features Brahim Diaz, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. He averages 0.25 G/90 and has been given a starting assignment in 119 matches during his pro soccer career. The forward representing Morocco has been on the field for 9,691 minutes while scoring 27 goals. He has 82 points in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 28 times.

Who will win tonight's World Cup game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take France (-189)

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