{"id":17167,"date":"2026-07-10T09:47:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T04:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/?p=17167"},"modified":"2026-07-10T09:47:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T04:17:07","slug":"france-vs-morocco-half-time-report-bounou-stands-tall-as-france-creates-chances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/france-vs-morocco-half-time-report-bounou-stands-tall-as-france-creates-chances\/","title":{"rendered":"France vs Morocco \u2014 Half-Time Report: Bounou Stands Tall as France Creates Chances"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Half-time at the Boston Stadium: France 0\u20130 Morocco.<\/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\/france-vs-morocco-half-time-report-bounou-stands-tall-as-france-creates-chances\/#5th_Minute_%E2%80%94_France_Make_Their_Intentions_Clear\" title=\"5th Minute \u2014 France Make Their Intentions Clear\">5th Minute \u2014 France Make Their Intentions Clear<\/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\/france-vs-morocco-half-time-report-bounou-stands-tall-as-france-creates-chances\/#26th%E2%80%9328th_Minute_%E2%80%94_Bounou_Saves_a_Penalty\" title=\"26th\u201328th Minute \u2014 Bounou Saves a Penalty\">26th\u201328th Minute \u2014 Bounou Saves a Penalty<\/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\/france-vs-morocco-half-time-report-bounou-stands-tall-as-france-creates-chances\/#35th_Minute_%E2%80%94_Bounou_Again\" title=\"35th Minute \u2014 Bounou Again\">35th Minute \u2014 Bounou Again<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/france-vs-morocco-half-time-report-bounou-stands-tall-as-france-creates-chances\/#452_Minute_%E2%80%94_The_Crossbar\" title=\"45+2 Minute \u2014 The Crossbar\">45+2 Minute \u2014 The Crossbar<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/france-vs-morocco-half-time-report-bounou-stands-tall-as-france-creates-chances\/#454_Minute_%E2%80%94_Moroccos_Only_Moment\" title=\"45+4 Minute \u2014 Morocco&#8217;s Only Moment\">45+4 Minute \u2014 Morocco&#8217;s Only Moment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/france-vs-morocco-half-time-report-bounou-stands-tall-as-france-creates-chances\/#The_Half-Time_Picture\" title=\"The Half-Time Picture\">The Half-Time Picture<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>France have had everything \u2014 corners, a penalty, a crossbar, sustained periods of suffocating possession. Morocco have had almost nothing going forward. And yet it is 0-0. Yassine Bounou is the reason this quarter-final remains alive for Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Watch the second half of France vs Morocco live on <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\">ZEE 5 FIFA Subscription<\/a> \u2014 streaming now in India.<\/i><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5th_Minute_%E2%80%94_France_Make_Their_Intentions_Clear\"><\/span><b>5th Minute \u2014 France Make Their Intentions Clear<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/france\/france-squad\">France <\/a>started the match exactly as their pre-game build-up suggested they would \u2014 aggressive, high-tempo, attacking corners and set pieces with real intent. Dayot Upamecano was the first to threaten, meeting a sharp corner with a firm header. It lacked placement. Bounou gathered comfortably. The warning, though, had been delivered.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"26th%E2%80%9328th_Minute_%E2%80%94_Bounou_Saves_a_Penalty\"><\/span><b>26th\u201328th Minute \u2014 Bounou Saves a Penalty<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The first half&#8217;s defining moment came in the 26th minute. Noussair Mazraoui was adjudged to have brought down Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 inside the box. VAR reviewed it. The wait was long, the tension inside Gillette Stadium palpable. Penalty confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Mbapp\u00e9 stepped up. Stutter run-up, shot to the right. Bounou had read it perfectly \u2014 a full-stretch dive to his left, the ball pushed away. Gillette Stadium held its breath and then erupted. One of the most important saves of this entire tournament. Morocco were still level.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"35th_Minute_%E2%80%94_Bounou_Again\"><\/span><b>35th Minute \u2014 Bounou Again<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>France did not stop. They never do. D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Dou\u00e9, sharp and direct throughout the first half, drove low towards the bottom corner in the 35th minute \u2014 the kind of effort that finds the net more often than not. Bounou got down quickly and blocked it. Two big saves. Morocco still standing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"452_Minute_%E2%80%94_The_Crossbar\"><\/span><b>45+2 Minute \u2014 The Crossbar<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The closest France came to breaking the deadlock had nothing to do with their forwards. Lucas Digne, arriving late from left-back, unleashed a long-range thunderbolt that cleared Morocco&#8217;s defensive block entirely, beat Bounou in the air \u2014 and cannoned off the crossbar. The noise inside the Boston Stadium said everything. France are doing everything except scoring.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"454_Minute_%E2%80%94_Moroccos_Only_Moment\"><\/span><b>45+4 Minute \u2014 Morocco&#8217;s Only Moment<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Morocco&#8217;s solitary attempt at attacking menace came in the fourth minute of added time. Achraf Hakimi stepped over a free kick from 29 yards and drove it goalwards. It went wide. Morocco have not registered a single shot on target in the first 45 minutes. Their job tonight \u2014 at least for now \u2014 has been to survive. They are doing it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Half-Time_Picture\"><\/span><b>The Half-Time Picture<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>France have had the better of everything: possession, territory, chances, a penalty. Morocco have been compact and disciplined, backed by Bounou&#8217;s performance of a lifetime. The crossbar, a saved penalty, a blocked shot from Dou\u00e9 \u2014 France could easily have been 2-0 or 3-0 up. They are level instead.<\/p>\n<p>The second half will test whether Morocco can hold this for another 45 minutes, or whether France eventually find the way through. Morocco will be hoping Bounou has a few more miracles left.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>The second half is underway on ZEE 5. Don&#8217;t miss it \u2014 stream France vs Morocco live in India on ZEE 5.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Disclaimer: Subscription pack prices are subject to change from time to time. 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