Soccer-Mbappe leads France to comfortable 2-0 win over Morocco

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Quarter Final - France v Morocco - Boston Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts, U.S. - July 9, 2026 France's Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring their first goal IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/David Butler Ii

FOXBOROUGH, MA, ⁠July 9 (Reuters) - Captain Kylian Mbappe scored ⁠his eighth goal of the ‌tournament to inspire France to a comprehensive 2-0 World Cup quarter-final win over Morocco ​on Thursday and set up ⁠a last-four clash ⁠with Spain or Belgium.

• Mbappe found ⁠the ‌back of the net with a curled shot from ⁠just inside the box on the ​hour mark.

• ‌Ousmane Dembele doubled the advantage ⁠in the ​66th minute with a low drive.

• The 27-year-old Mbappe has netted 20 ⁠goals in 20 World ​Cup finals appearances.

• Mbappe had a penalty saved by Yassine Bounou in the ⁠28th minute.

• He is level with Lionel Messi in the goalscoring charts at this World Cup, trailing the ​Argentine by one ⁠goal on the tournament's all-time list.

• ​France are bidding to ‌reach their third consecutive ​World Cup final.

(Reporting by Julien Pretot, editing by Ed Osmond)