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France-Morocco Quarterfinal Amid Hamstring Injury, Police Alert

7/10/2026

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France and Morocco will meet in the World Cup quarterfinal at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
Morocco's top scorer Ismael Saibari suffered a hamstring injury in the round-of-16, leaving his participation uncertain.
French authorities prepared to deploy several thousand police nationwide because officials feared the match could spark unrest among the Moroccan diaspora.

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France and Morocco will meet in the World Cup quarterfinal at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
Morocco's top scorer Ismael Saibari suffered a hamstring injury in the round-of-16, leaving his participation uncertain.
French authorities prepared to deploy several thousand police nationwide because officials feared the match could spark unrest among the Moroccan diaspora.