France 2-0 Morocco: Player Ratings as Mbappé and Dembélé Fire Les Bleus into the Semi-Finals

France flexed their muscles to reach the last four. Didier Deschamps’ side had to be patient against a stubborn Morocco and an inspired Yassine Bounou, but two goals in six second-half minutes from Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé settled a one-sided quarter-final 2-0 at Gillette Stadium. Here are our France player ratings vs Morocco. For more, see our World Cup 2026 hub.

Key match stats

France player ratings vs Morocco

• GK — Mike Maignan: 7/10 — Barely tested, made his one save and kept a clean sheet.
• RB — Jules Koundé: 7/10 — Reliable down the right before making way late on.
• CB — Dayot Upamecano: 7.5/10 — Commanding in the air and comfortable on the ball.
• CB — William Saliba: 7.5/10 — Imperious at the back as Morocco managed just one shot on target.
• LB — Lucas Digne: 7/10 — Defended well and offered a steady outlet on the left.
• DM — Adrien Rabiot: 7/10 — Won the midfield battle across a full 90 minutes.
• DM — Manu Koné: 6.5/10 — Tidy and disciplined before being replaced on 71.
• RW — Ousmane Dembélé: 8.5/10 — Unplayable at times and capped it by making it 2-0 on 66, one of his four shots.
• AM — Michael Olise: 7.5/10 — A constant threat with three efforts on goal.
• LW — Désiré Doué: 7/10 — Lively on the left, three shots, before being withdrawn on 77.
• ST — Kylian Mbappé (C): 8.5/10 — Broke the deadlock on 60 minutes and led the line with four shots. A captain’s display.

Substitutes

• Warren Zaïre-Emery: 6.5/10 — Steady after replacing Koné.
• Bradley Barcola: 6.5/10 — Fresh legs and an effort on goal.
• Jean-Philippe Mateta: 6.5/10 — Two shots in a lively cameo.
• Malo Gusto: N/A — On for the closing stages.

France vs Morocco: how it unfolded

For an hour this was the Yassine Bounou show. The Morocco goalkeeper produced save after save — six in all — to keep his side level as France laid siege, racking up 22 shots to Morocco’s five. The dam finally broke on 60 minutes when Kylian Mbappé found the net, and Ousmane Dembélé doubled the lead six minutes later. Captain Achraf Hakimi and Azzedine Ounahi tried to spark a response, but Morocco mustered only one shot on target all night. Through Didier Deschamps, France march into the semi-finals, where they will face the winner of Spain vs Belgium; Morocco’s fine tournament ends in the last eight.

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