France chasing a third World Cup title with the same squad that hasn't lost once
France arrive in the quarter-finals unbeaten with five straight wins. Deschamps names the same XI against Morocco in Boston. Analysis and likely line-ups.
Five wins. Zero defeats. France arrive at the 2026 World Cup quarter-finals in a rhythm few expected — and Didier Deschamps has absolutely no reason to change what is working.
The clash against Morocco takes place this Thursday at 17:00 (Brasília time) in Boston — the very city where Les Bleus already won in the group stage. According to Trivela, the French manager is set to name virtually the same starting XI that has carried the team this far.
On the other side, Morocco are deep in the tournament once again. The Africans already stunned the world in 2022 and have returned to the last eight. But the challenge this time is enormous.
The Golmetria model gives France a 52% chance of advancing to the semi-finals — compared to just over 10% for Morocco. That is a considerable gap, but football is not mathematics. The Moroccans have broken predictions before.
In the title odds, France carry an implied market probability of around 17% — Morocco sit well below that. But who would have bet against them after what they did in Qatar?
If Les Bleus go through, a third world title becomes more and more tangible. If Morocco repeat the miracle of 2022, the 2026 World Cup will have yet another story no one will ever forget.
Boston decides on Thursday.