France vs Morocco Lineups Confirmed Plus Formations Today World Cup Predictions

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France vs Morocco Lineups Confirmed Plus Formations Today World Cup Predictions

France vs Morocco: Confirmed Lineups & Formations Today | World Cup 2026 Quarterfinal

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✅ CONFIRMED LINEUPS · WORLD CUP 2026 · QUARTERFINAL · KICKOFF IN ~1 HOUR

Today, Thursday July 9 2026 · 4:00 PM ET · Gillette Stadium, Foxborough · FOX

France vs Morocco: Confirmed Lineups & Formations

Official XIs · Salah-Eddine over Riad · Betting impact

🚨 Salah-Eddine In For Riad · ✅ France Exactly As Predicted

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⚡ FRANCE CONFIRMED (4-2-3-1): MAIGNAN, KOUNDÉ, UPAMECANO, SALIBA, DIGNE, KONÉ, RABIOT, DEMBÉLÉ, OLISE, DOUÉ, MBAPPÉ — MATCHES EVERY PREDICTION EXACTLY, NO SURPRISES · MOROCCO CONFIRMED (4-2-3-1): BOUNOU, HAKIMI, DIOP, SALAH-EDDINE, MAZRAOUI, EL AYNAOUI, BOUADDI, TALBI, OUNAHI, EL KHANNOUSS, DÍAZ — CHADI RIAD DOES NOT START DESPITE BEING REPORTED AS RECOVERED, WITH ANASS SALAH-EDDINE TAKING HIS PLACE AT CENTRE-BACK · CHEMSDINE TALBI CONFIRMED STARTING, A NAME NOT PREVIOUSLY ON THE GOALSCORER BETTING BOARD

FIFA World Cup 2026 · Quarterfinal · Confirmed Right Before Kickoff

🇫🇷 France vs Morocco 🇲🇦 · Today · 4PM ET · Gillette Stadium · FOX

France -420 to advance · Mbappé Anytime -105

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The Real Story: Riad Left Out, Two New Names Confirmed

Despite being reported as fully recovered from his knee issue and seen training this week, Chadi Riad is confirmed on the bench. Anass Salah-Eddine starts at centre-back in his place. Also confirmed: Chemsdine Talbi, a name that hadn't appeared on the FanDuel goalscorer board in our earlier coverage, starts on the wing — pushing Bilal El Khannouss into more of a central attacking role alongside Azzedine Ounahi behind Brahim Díaz. France's XI, by contrast, is confirmed exactly as widely predicted, with Désiré Doué starting over Bradley Barcola as expected and Aurélien Tchouaméni not making the cut despite some late optimism about his fitness.

🇫🇷 France — Confirmed Starting XI

✅ Confirmed Formation: 4-2-3-1, Exactly As Predicted

Didier Deschamps' confirmed XI matches every major preview with no surprises. Désiré Doué gets the start on the left over Bradley Barcola as reported throughout the day, and Manu Koné continues alongside Adrien Rabiot with Tchouaméni not quite ready. A fully settled, in-form side.

🇫🇷 FRANCE · CONFIRMED 4-2-3-1 · DESCHAMPS

Mbappé ⭐

ST · Captain · Board's shortest AT price -105

Dembélé

RW · +220 AT

Olise

AM · +250 AT

Doué ✅

LW · Confirmed over Barcola

Koné ✅

CM · Over Tchouaméni

Rabiot

Koundé

Upamecano

Saliba

Digne

Maignan

Confirmed benched (not starting)

Bradley Barcola · Aurélien Tchouaméni · Marcus Thuram · check FD for full bench list

🇲🇦 Morocco — Confirmed Starting XI

🚨 Confirmed Formation: 4-2-3-1, Riad Left Out

Mohamed Ouahbi's confirmed XI holds a real surprise: Chadi Riad, reported as fully recovered earlier this week, does not start. Anass Salah-Eddine takes his place at centre-back instead. Chemsdine Talbi is also confirmed on the right of the front three, with Ounahi and El Khannouss occupying the other two attacking midfield slots behind lone striker Brahim Díaz.

🇲🇦 MOROCCO · CONFIRMED 4-2-3-1 · OUAHBI

Díaz ⭐

ST · +500 AT

Talbi 🚨

RW · New confirmed starter, not on goalscorer board

Ounahi

AM · +700 AT

El Khannouss

AM · +850 AT

El Aynaoui

Bouaddi

Hakimi ©

RB · +950 AT

Diop

Salah-Eddine 🚨

CB · In for Riad

Mazraoui

Bounou

Confirmed benched (not starting)

Chadi Riad 🚨 (reported recovered, still benched) · Redouane Halhal · Soufiane Rahimi · Ismael Saibari (injured, unavailable) · check FD for full bench list

📊 Confirmed XIs — Side by Side

🇫🇷 France

Stat

Morocco 🇲🇦

4-2-3-1

Formation

4-2-3-1

Didier Deschamps

Manager

Mohamed Ouahbi

Maignan

Bounou

Koundé · Upamecano · Saliba · Digne

Def

Hakimi · Diop · Salah-Eddine 🚨 · Mazraoui

Koné · Rabiot

Mid

El Aynaoui · Bouaddi

Dembélé · Olise · Doué ✅

Attack

Talbi 🚨 · Ounahi · El Khannouss

Mbappé ⭐

Lone ST

Díaz ⭐

💡 Lineup Betting Impact — Now Confirmed

✅ MBAPPÉ, DEMBÉLÉ, DOUÉ — confirmed exactly as expected

France's attacking props remain the correct read — nothing here changes any of our earlier analysis.

🚨 RIAD — fade completely, confirmed benched

Despite earlier reports of recovery, he's not playing. Any props tied to him should be avoided entirely.

⚠️ TALBI — a genuine unknown quantity tonight

Not previously priced on the goalscorer board in our coverage — check FanDuel directly for his current market before betting on him specifically.

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Confirmed lineups · France (4-2-3-1): Mike Maignan; Jules Koundé, Dayot Upamecano, William Saliba, Lucas Digne; Manu Koné, Adrien Rabiot; Ousmane Dembélé, Michael Olise, Désiré Doué; Kylian Mbappé (captain) · Substitutes: Bradley Barcola, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Marcus Thuram · Morocco (4-2-3-1): Yassine Bounou; Achraf Hakimi (captain), Issa Diop, Anass Salah-Eddine, Noussair Mazraoui; Neil El Aynaoui, Ayyoub Bouaddi; Chemsdine Talbi, Azzedine Ounahi, Bilal El Khannouss; Brahim Díaz · Substitutes: Chadi Riad, Redouane Halhal, Soufiane Rahimi · Selection surprises: Chadi Riad confirmed benched despite reports of recovery, with Anass Salah-Eddine starting at centre-back instead; Chemsdine Talbi confirmed starting on the wing for Morocco · Gillette Stadium, Foxborough MA · Today, Thursday July 9, kickoff 4:00 PM ET · FOX/Telemundo · Winner faces Spain/Belgium winner in the Semifinal · Must be 21+ · Gambling Problem? 1-800-GAMBLER

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