France plays Morocco July 9

France and Morocco open the 2026 FIFA World Cup quarterfinals on Thursday, July 9, after FIFA scheduled a rest day with no matches on Wednesday, July 8. FIFA’s official match center lists the game as quarterfinal Match 97 at Boston Stadium, with kick-off at 20:00 local time. Yahoo Sports said the France-Morocco game starts the last-eight slate, while Sporting News said the tournament is down to eight teams. FIFA says the 2026 tournament runs from June 11 to July 19 across 16 host cities in Canada, Mexico and the United States, with 104 matches in the expanded 48-team format. The governing body’s schedule page lists the full bracket, fixtures and venues for the knockout rounds. (fifa.com) ### Why is France-Morocco the first quarterfinal on July 9? Yahoo Sports listed France vs. Morocco as the first quarterfinal on Thursday after a no-games break on July 8. FIFA’s match page shows the game on July 9 in Boston, ahead of the rest of the quarterfinal program. MSN, citing the tournament schedule, also reported that Wednesday’s pause was built into the calendar before the quarterfinals began. (fifa.com) That break came after the round of 16 concluded and before the final four spots began to be decided. ### What do the official schedule and match page say? (sports.yahoo.com) FIFA’s match center identifies the fixture as France v Morocco, quarterfinal Match 97, at Boston Stadium on July 9. The page also lists Argentine referee Facundo Tello and fourth official Darío Herrera. FIFA’s broader tournament schedule says the World Cup has 104 fixtures and spans 16 host cities. (msn.com) The schedule page is the governing body’s central listing for dates, venues and knockout-round progression. ### How far along is the tournament now? Sporting News said only eight teams remained as the quarterfinals arrived. (fifa.com) Yahoo Sports also published updated bracket coverage and a running schedule for the knockout stage as the field narrowed. FIFA’s scores-and-fixtures page places the tournament between its June 11 start and July 19 final. (fifa.com) That leaves the quarterfinals as the first stage in the run from eight teams to four. ### Where can viewers track the game and the bracket? Yahoo Sports published live bracket coverage for the quarterfinal round and a separate viewing guide for France vs. (sportingnews.com) Morocco. The viewing guide said it had television, streaming and start-time details for the match. FIFA’s live match page and scores-and-fixtures hub also provide the official listing for the game, along with the broader knockout schedule. (fifa.com) ESPN and Sporting News both have updated bracket pages for readers tracking the remaining quarterfinal matchups. ### What comes next after France and Morocco play? FIFA’s schedule shows the quarterfinal round continuing across July 9 and July 10 before the semifinals and the July 19 final. (sports.yahoo.com) The France-Morocco winner will move into the last four as the bracket narrows again. (fifa.com) July 19 is the date FIFA lists for the final of the 2026 World Cup. Until then, FIFA’s match center and Yahoo Sports’ live bracket page are the clearest running guides to the remaining fixtures, venues and results. (fifa.com)