France v Morocco LIVE: Result and reaction as Mbappe inspires World Cup favourites into semi-finals

The quarter-finals for the 2026 World Cup are in the process of being set – with England having booked their spot.

A 3-2 win over co-hosts Mexico on Sunday night set up a mouthwatering clash between Norway and the Three Lions in Miami at 10pm BST on Saturday. Also set is France’s meeting with Morocco on Thursday at 9pm in Boston.

There are 104 matches in North America this summer, up by 40 since the Qatar World Cup in 2022, with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo likely to play on this stage for the last time in their glittering careers.

Quansah was sent off after VAR review following a reckless sliding challenge which saw his studs go into the shin of Jesus Gallardo.

France captain Mbappe, who is now level with Lionel Messi in the golden boot race with eight goals, scored a stunning opening goal in the second-half having missed a first-half penalty in Boston.

Yet shortly afterwards, Morocco defender Issa Diop sliced through the France forward, receiving a yellow card as Mbappe reacted in pain.

To see my questions and answers, scroll down – and don’t forget to press “load more” to catch the full Q&A.

This World Cup has produced some of the most dramatic football in years, from Messi’s tearful embrace with Lionel Scaloni after Argentina’s last-16 comeback against Egypt, to England’s rollercoaster win over Mexico. But alongside the drama on the pitch, a much bigger story has been building around Fifa itself.

The fallout from the Donald Trump interference row involving Folarin Balogun has left Fifa facing serious questions over sporting integrity, with Egypt coach Hossam Hassan among those openly accusing the tournament of being influenced by factors off the pitch.

Gianni Infantino has faced calls to resign, and the suspicion now hanging over marginal refereeing decisions – however unfounded – is a problem of Fifa’s own making.

Or, as they say here, prime-time TV. This was box office. Any director would have loved all of this, right up to the unique soundtrack of the Argentina fans.

The race for the golden boot at the World Cup is on, and it is shaping into a thrilling race featuring some of the best players in the world.

The stars continue to dominate at this tournament, none more so than Kylian Mbappe. He got up and running with a brace against Senegal before notching another against Iraq, and a third double against Sweden in the round of 32. He then added another in the last 16, scoring a crucial goal from the spot against Paraguay, and scored again in the quarter-finals against Morocco after earlier missing a penalty. His two assists could prove crucial if he were to finish level pegging with his rivals.

Lionel Messi’s opening hat-trick against Algeria was followed by a double against Austria – a game in which he highlighted one of his greatest traits, resilience, after a penalty miss, to break the all-time World Cup scoring record. Another goal arrived off the bench against Jordan, before he inevitably scored in both their slender knockout-stage wins over Cape Verde and Egypt to take his tally for the tournament to eight.

“The first goal. That is what we expect from him [Kylian Mbappe]. A lovely finish, but that is what he does. All the top players have turned up – they have brought their A game,” says Roy Keane on ITV.

“You could have 25 around him, but the great players decide what they’re going to do with the ball. What these great players do is they dictate.

“When they do get too close, he’ll do a trick and the type of goals he is getting this tournament – players are frightened to death,” he added.

“France are the best, the most skillful, the most dangerous attacking team in the tournament, which is saying something considering the standard of strikers out there, but they have more than one. They have two, three, four that are capable,” says former Scotland international Pat Nevin on 5 Live.

“We have seen one or two weaknesses, glimmers, no more than that. Sometimes, when they have cruised to a win, they do take their eye off the ball. In reality, perhaps the only team that can stop them is themselves by not playing at their best,” he added.