{"id":672216,"date":"2026-07-09T14:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T18:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=672216"},"modified":"2026-07-09T14:38:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T18:38:33","slug":"france-vs-morocco-confirmed-lineups-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/07\/09\/france-vs-morocco-confirmed-lineups-july\/","title":{"rendered":"France vs Morocco Confirmed Lineups for July 9"},"content":{"rendered":"

These are the France vs Morocco confirmed lineups for their World Cup Quarter-Final. This is an interesting clash as one of the tournament favourites takes on a team who are prone to overdelivering and making life difficult for anyone they take on. We will be discussing the most recent team news for both nations and bringing you the confirmed lineups as soon as they’re officially announced.<\/p>\n

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France vs Morocco Confirmed Lineups & Team News<\/h2>\n

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France Team News<\/h3>\n

According to the SofaScore preview<\/a> of the outing, Didier Deschamps is facing a doubt around the health of Aurelien Tchouameni. The defensive midfielder missed the last outing against Paraguay and was absent from one of the group stage games. He may be fit to play but could be used off the bench if the game state requires it.<\/p>\n

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Morocco Team News<\/h3>\n

Ismael Saibari is the main doubt for coach Mohamed Ouahabi. The attacker, who just joined Bayern Munich, would be a big miss for his country as his three goals in five appearances have helped fire the Moroccan team to this stage of the tournament. After a disappointing AFCON, he was finding his best form but that has been unfortunately cut short.<\/p>\n

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France World Cup Squad<\/h3>\n
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  • Mike Maignan<\/li>\n
  • Robin Risser<\/li>\n
  • Brice Samba<\/li>\n
  • Lucas Digne<\/li>\n
  • Malo Gusto<\/li>\n
  • Lucas Hernandez<\/li>\n
  • Theo Hernandez<\/li>\n
  • Ibrahima Konate<\/li>\n
  • Jules Kounde<\/li>\n
  • Maxence Lacroix<\/li>\n
  • William Saliba<\/li>\n
  • Dayot Upamecano<\/li>\n
  • N’Golo Kante<\/li>\n
  • Manu Kone<\/li>\n
  • Adrien Rabiot<\/li>\n
  • Aurelien Tchouameni<\/li>\n
  • Warren Zaire-Emery<\/li>\n
  • Maghnes Akliouche<\/li>\n
  • Bradley Barcola<\/li>\n
  • Rayan Cherki<\/li>\n
  • Ousmane Dembele<\/li>\n
  • Desire Doue<\/li>\n
  • Jean-Philippe Mateta<\/li>\n
  • Kylian Mbappe<\/li>\n
  • Michael Olise<\/li>\n
  • Marcus Thuram<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Morocco World Cup Squad<\/h3>\n
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    • Yassine Bounou<\/li>\n
    • Munir El Kajoui<\/li>\n
    • Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti<\/li>\n
    • Achraf Hakimi<\/li>\n
    • Noussair Mazraoui<\/li>\n
    • Marwane Saadane<\/li>\n
    • Zakaria El Ouahadi<\/li>\n
    • Issa Diop<\/li>\n
    • Chadi Riad<\/li>\n
    • Youssef Belammari<\/li>\n
    • Redouane Halhal<\/li>\n
    • Anass Salah Eddine<\/li>\n
    • Sofyan Amrabat<\/li>\n
    • Ayyoub Bouaddi<\/li>\n
    • Chemsdine Talbi<\/li>\n
    • Azzedine Ounahi<\/li>\n
    • Ismael Saibaru<\/li>\n
    • Samir El Mourabet<\/li>\n
    • Gessime Yassine<\/li>\n
    • Bilal El Khannouss<\/li>\n
    • Neil El Aynaoui<\/li>\n
    • Soufiane Rahimi<\/li>\n
    • Brahim Diaz<\/li>\n
    • Amine Sbai<\/li>\n
    • Ayoub El Kaabi<\/li>\n
    • Ayoube Aimaimouni<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      France Confirmed Lineup & Bench<\/h3>\n
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      • Mike Maignan<\/li>\n
      • Jules Kounde<\/li>\n
      • Dayot Upamecano<\/li>\n
      • William Saliba<\/li>\n
      • Lucas Digne<\/li>\n
      • Manu Kone<\/li>\n
      • Adrien Rabiot<\/li>\n
      • Ousmane Dembele<\/li>\n
      • Michael Olise<\/li>\n
      • Desire Doue<\/li>\n
      • Kylian Mbappe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Subs:\u00a0<\/strong>Brice Samba, Robin Risser, Malo Gusto, Ibrahima Konate, Theo Hernandez, Lucas Hernandez, Maxence Lacroix, Aurelien Tchouameni, Ngolo Kante, Warren Zaire-Emery, Rayan Cherki, Maghnes Akliouche, Marcus Thuram, Bradley Barcola, Jean-Phillipe Mateta<\/p>\n

        Morocco Confirmed Lineup & Substitutes<\/h3>\n
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        • Yassine Bounou<\/li>\n
        • Achraf Hakimi<\/li>\n
        • Noussair Mazraoui<\/li>\n
        • Issa Diop<\/li>\n
        • Anass Salah Eddine<\/li>\n
        • Ayyoub Bouaddi<\/li>\n
        • Chemsdine Talbi<\/li>\n
        • Azzedine Ounahi<\/li>\n
        • Bilal El Khannouss<\/li>\n
        • Neil Al Aynaoui<\/li>\n
        • Brahim Diaz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Subs:\u00a0<\/strong>Munir El Kajoui, Ahmes Reda Tagnaouti, Marwane Saadane, Zakaria El Ouahdi, Chadi Riad, Yossef Belammari, Redouane Halhal, SOfyan Amrabat, Ismael Saibari, Samir El Mourabet, Gessine Yassine, Soufiane Rahimi, Amine Sbai, Ayoub El Kaabi, Ayoube Amaimouni<\/p>\n

          Featured Image Credit<\/strong><\/p>\n

          REUTERS\/Brian Snyder<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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