France vs. Morocco: Head-to-head record and past meetings ahead of World Cup 2026 clash

After France came out on top in Qatar, they will reconvene with Morocco when the pair clash on Thursday evening at World Cup 2026.

Les Bleus won their semi-final showdown in 2022, ending the Atlas Lions' historic run, and the two-time world champions have yet to taste defeat within 90 minutes against their North African rivals.

Before a keenly anticipated quarter-final tie in Boston, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between them.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 6

France wins: 4

Draws: 1

Morocco wins: 1

Forever linked both politically and culturally as a result of colonisation, France and Morocco may have a complicated relationship but it has been pretty one-sided on the pitch.

After Les Bleus narrowly won the first official meeting, a 1988 clash at the Tournoi de France, their first friendly fixture came at Marseille's Velodrome in January 1999.

As an all-conquering French team built towards what would be a successful Euro 2000 campaign, Youri Djorkaeff scored the reigning world champions' only goal.

The pair also met twice at the King Hassan II Tournament in Casablanca, a now-defunct event that took place sporadically from 1996 to 2008.

There, the European side lost 6-5 on penalties after a 2-2 draw - with Djorkaeff missing his spot kick - and recorded a 5-1 victory over their North African counterparts.

Then, in late 2007, a late goal for either side capped off a 2-2 friendly draw at Stade de France; it would be 15 years before they met again.

On that occasion, the countries' first competitive encounter carried incredibly high stakes. Paired together in an unexpected World Cup semi-final, underdogs Morocco were riding the crest of a wave.

Though the Atlas Lions had roared into the final four at Qatar 2022, their old foes finally put a stop to that surge, winning 2-0 thanks to goals from Theo Hernandez and Randal Kolo Muani.