World Cup 2026: France vs Morocco - pre-match preview

2026 FIFA World Cup: pre-match update for France - Morocco.

Kick-off is scheduled for 20:00 UTC.

Referee for this match: Gabriel Chade.

At Boston Stadium, light rain weather is expected (~29°C).

France squad and formation

Under Didier Deschamps, France are set to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

France goalkeeper: 3 Lucas Digne.

Probable starting XI for France at the 2026 FIFA World Cup:

3 Lucas Digne
4 Dayot Upamecano
5 Jules Koundé
6 Manu Koné
7 Ousmane Dembélé
10 Kylian Mbappé
11 Michael Olise
12 Bradley Barcola
14 Adrien Rabiot
16 Mike Maignan
17 William Saliba

Morocco squad and formation

Under Mohamed Ouahbi, Morocco are set to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Morocco goalkeeper: 1 Yassine Bounou.

Probable starting XI for Morocco at the 2026 FIFA World Cup:

1 Yassine Bounou
2 Achraf Hakimi
3 Noussair Mazraoui
6 Ayyoub Bouaddi
8 Azzedine Ounahi
9 Soufiane Rahimi
10 Brahim Díaz
14 Issa Diop
18 Chadi Riad
23 Bilal El Khannouss
24 Neil El Aynaoui

France - Morocco live commentary and scoreboard: match centre.