{"id":790918,"date":"2026-07-09T16:53:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T16:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/790918\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T16:53:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T16:53:09","slug":"world-cup-daily-july-9-quarterfinals-kick-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/790918\/","title":{"rendered":"WORLD CUP DAILY, July 9: Quarterfinals kick off"},"content":{"rendered":"

WORLD CUP DAILY, July 9: Quarterfinals kick off<\/p>\n

Published 8:00 am Thursday, July 9, 2026<\/p>\n

Daily FIFA World Cup soccer match updates and news for Black Press Media publications.<\/p>\n

Quarterfinals kick off today with Morocco, ranked 6th by FIFA, taking on France, ranked 1st, at 1 p.m. in Boston.<\/p>\n

Morocco is the first African country to reach two World Cup quarter-finals and has lost only two of their last nine matches against European teams. They also have scored 10 goals at the 2026 World Cup, becoming the second African team to reach \u201cdouble figures\u201d in a single tournament.<\/p>\n

France has \u201cprevailed\u201d in 18 of its last 21 knockout-phase matches. It has also won both its World Cup knockout ties against African teams: Nigeria 2-0 in 2014 and Morocco in the 2022 semi-final.<\/p>\n

DID YOU KNOW?<\/p>\n

\u201cFrance are unbeaten in all six meetings with Morocco (Wins: 4 \/ Draws: 2), most recently their 2-0 victory in the FIFA World Cup 2022 semi-final. Six players from that semi-final are present in France\u2019s 2026 squad, including the scorer of their opening goal in the Qatar encounter \u2013 Th\u00e9o Hernandez,\u201d according to FIFA.<\/p>\n

No matches Wednesday, July 8<\/p>\n

QUARTER-FINALS<\/p>\n

Thursday, July 9:<\/p>\n

Morocco vs. France at 1 p.m. in Boston<\/p>\n

Friday, July 10:<\/p>\n

Spain vs. Belgium at 12 p.m. in Los Angeles<\/p>\n

Saturday, July 11<\/p>\n

Norway vs. England at 5 p.m. in Miami<\/p>\n

Argentina vs. Switzerland at 8 p.m. in Kansas City<\/p>\n

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