{"id":16927,"date":"2026-07-06T06:11:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T00:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/?p=16927"},"modified":"2026-07-06T06:11:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T00:41:23","slug":"fifa-world-cup-2026-july-5-morocco-are-back-in-the-last-eight-and-france-survive-a-scare-in-the-philadelphia-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-july-5-morocco-are-back-in-the-last-eight-and-france-survive-a-scare-in-the-philadelphia-heat\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 | July 5: Morocco Are Back in the Last Eight, and France Survive a Scare in the Philadelphia Heat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two matches. Two very different stories. Morocco were dominant, clinical, and occasionally ruthless \u2014 the Atlas Lions are into the Quarter-Finals in a performance that justified every ounce of belief they have brought to this tournament. France were uncomfortable, frustrated, and not at their best \u2014 yet still won. The Round of 16 is delivering.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-july-5-morocco-are-back-in-the-last-eight-and-france-survive-a-scare-in-the-philadelphia-heat\/#Morocco_3%E2%80%930_Canada_%E2%80%94_Ounahis_Night_Brahims_Brilliance\" title=\"Morocco 3\u20130 Canada \u2014 Ounahi&#8217;s Night, Brahim&#8217;s Brilliance\">Morocco 3\u20130 Canada \u2014 Ounahi&#8217;s Night, Brahim&#8217;s Brilliance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-july-5-morocco-are-back-in-the-last-eight-and-france-survive-a-scare-in-the-philadelphia-heat\/#France_1%E2%80%930_Paraguay_%E2%80%94_One_Penalty_One_Goalkeeper_Who_Deserved_More\" title=\"France 1\u20130 Paraguay \u2014 One Penalty, One Goalkeeper Who Deserved More\">France 1\u20130 Paraguay \u2014 One Penalty, One Goalkeeper Who Deserved More<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-july-5-morocco-are-back-in-the-last-eight-and-france-survive-a-scare-in-the-philadelphia-heat\/#The_Quarter-Finals_Are_Taking_Shape\" title=\"The Quarter-Finals Are Taking Shape\">The Quarter-Finals Are Taking Shape<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>The Round of 16 is underway \u2014 stream every<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\"><i> FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 <\/i><\/a><i>Quarter-Final qualifier live on ZEE 5 with the <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/myaccount\/subscription?plan-ref=0-11-7467&amp;asset-ref=0-6-4z5914493&amp;visibility=SELECTED&amp;context=FIFA\"><i>ZEE 5 FIFA Subscription<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0 Quarterly Plan at \u20b9799. Don&#8217;t miss a moment.<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Morocco_3%E2%80%930_Canada_%E2%80%94_Ounahis_Night_Brahims_Brilliance\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/match-clips\/0-6-4z5974253\/can-vs-mor-quickfire-highlights-fifa-world-cup-2026\/0-1-6z5998090?utm_source=GoogleOneBox&amp;utm_medium=GoogleSearch&amp;utm_campaign=OneBox_quick_fire_highlight\"><b>Morocco 3\u20130 Canada<\/b><\/a><b> \u2014 Ounahi&#8217;s Night, Brahim&#8217;s Brilliance<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Canada pressed relentlessly in the opening half-hour and had nothing to show for it. Yassine Bounou saved from Jonathan David. Bounou denied Tani Oluwaseyi. Morocco lost Ismael Saibari to a hamstring injury in the 22nd minute \u2014 their leading scorer, gone before the half was done. At half-time, Canada were the better side on chances.<\/p>\n<p>Then came the 48th minute, and the moment this match will be remembered for. Azzedine Ounahi had been booked and had just escaped a second yellow for a foul on Ali Ahmed. Two minutes later, Achraf Hakimi slid a disguised low pass backwards from a free-kick, and Ounahi curled a precise side-footed finish into the far bottom-left corner. 1\u20130. The man who could have been off the pitch had just put Morocco in front.<\/p>\n<p>In the 82nd minute, Brahim D\u00edaz drove from the right flank, cut inside, and laid off perfectly to Ounahi within the box \u2014 a powerful finish into the roof of the net. 2\u20130. Jonathan David&#8217;s free-kick in the 75th minute \u2014 Canada&#8217;s best chance \u2014 sailed over the crossbar. Soufiane Rahimi added a third in stoppage time as Canada pushed forward desperately. 3\u20130. Morocco are in the Quarter-Finals, and showing they belong among the last eight in this tournament.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"France_1%E2%80%930_Paraguay_%E2%80%94_One_Penalty_One_Goalkeeper_Who_Deserved_More\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/match-clips\/0-6-4z5974253\/par-vs-fra-quickfire-highlights-fifa-world-cup-2026\/0-1-6z5998122?utm_source=GoogleOneBox&amp;utm_medium=GoogleSearch&amp;utm_campaign=OneBox_quick_fire_highlight\"><b>France 1\u20130 Paraguay <\/b><\/a><b>\u2014 One Penalty, One Goalkeeper Who Deserved More<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>France could not create any real chances. That is the honest summary of their evening in Philadelphia. Over 75% possession in the first half, zero shots on target. Paraguay&#8217;s 5-4-1 block was a tactical masterpiece. All French attempts were blocked before they reached the goalkeeper; every line of space was closed down. Mbapp\u00e9 missed a rare heading chance in the 31st minute. The half-time shoving match between Mbapp\u00e9 and Andr\u00e9s Cubas told you the temperature of the match, in every sense \u2014 38 degrees on the pitch and rising.<\/p>\n<p>The breakthrough came from the bench. Substitute D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Dou\u00e9, on with fresh legs and sharpness, drove into the Paraguayan box in the 69th minute, drew a foul from Diego G\u00f3mez after brilliant footwork, and the referee pointed to the spot after a VAR review. Mbapp\u00e9 stepped up and slotted it into the bottom-right corner. 1\u20130. His seventh goal of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Then came the match&#8217;s most dramatic moment \u2014 and it produced no goal. In the 90 + 7th minute of stoppage time, Dou\u00e9 played Mbapp\u00e9 through. His driven strike was saved by Gill diving sharply to his right. The rebound fell back to Mbapp\u00e9. He drilled it at the near post. Gill recovered \u2014 somehow \u2014 and blocked the second attempt. A double save that would have been the moment of the tournament resulted in a tournament in a different result. France held on. Paraguay went home having given the world champions everything they had.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Quarter-Finals_Are_Taking_Shape\"><\/span><b>The Quarter-Finals Are Taking Shape<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Morocco are through. France are through. The matches which were expected to be one-sided turned out to be extremely competitive. Canada completely broke Morocco\u2019s possession game. The frustration was real. Morocco\u2019s first goal came from a set piece, and then Canada had to put more players high on the pitch, which allowed Morocco to score two more during transition. France were also held at bay by Paraguay, which nobody had expected. The penalty changed the game&#8217;s outlook. Otherwise, we would have had another match which would have been decided in the tiebreakers. The FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 is being delivered.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/norway\/norway-squad\">Norway <\/a>takes on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/brazil\/brazil-squad\">Brazil<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/usa\/usa-squad\">USA <\/a>plays <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/belgium\/belgium-squad\">Belgium<\/a>. The quarter-final bracket is building. Every match from here is a final for someone.<\/p>\n<p>Mbapp\u00e9 has on 7 goals. The Golden Boot race just shifted again.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Every Quarter-Final qualifier is live on ZEE 5 \u2014 India&#8217;s official home of FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122. The best football of the tournament starts now.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Disclaimer: Subscription pack prices are subject to change from time to time. Please visit the subscription page for the most up-to-date pricing information.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two matches. Two very different stories. Morocco were dominant, clinical, and occasionally ruthless \u2014 the Atlas Lions are into the Quarter-Finals in a performance that justified every ounce of belief they have brought to this tournament. France were uncomfortable, frustrated, and not at their best \u2014 yet still won. The Round of 16 is delivering. 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