Soccer-France favourites but Morocco eye another odds-defying result

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Group F - Panama v France - Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia - August 2, 2023 France players pose for a team group photo before the match REUTERS/Carl Recine/File Photo

SYDNEY (Reuters) - France will aim to halt debutants Morocco's fairytale run at the Women's World Cup when the teams meet in the last 16 in Adelaide on Tuesday while Jamaica and Colombia battle to reach the quarter-finals for the first time.

There are 67 places separating fifth-ranked France from Morocco but coach Herve Renard warned his team not to take their opponents lightly after several shocks, with holders U.S. joining former champions Norway and Germany in crashing out.