France
MoroccoFrance's dominance was total and statistical, but the match had a moment of genuine tension when Mbappé stepped up to the spot in the 28th minute and Bounou read it perfectly, briefly suggesting the evening might take a different shape. It didn't: France kept pressing, the xG kept climbing, and when the goals came they came in a six-minute cluster that settled the tie before Morocco could reorganize. Without Saibari's ability to threaten in behind the defensive line, Morocco had no mechanism to punish France even for a single defensive lapse — and France made almost none.
France
France were relentless and ultimately irresistible, commanding 21 shots to Morocco's four and building an expected-goals advantage of 3.04 to 0.14 in a performance that was only briefly interrupted by Yassine Bounou's penalty save against Mbappé in the 28th minute. The breakthrough came on the hour when Mbappé converted with the calm authority of a man who had already forgotten about the saved spot-kick — his 20th World Cup career goal, placing him one behind the all-time record. Dembélé added a fifth tournament goal six minutes later to put the outcome beyond any doubt, and Mbappé's ankle concern at the final whistle was the only shadow on an otherwise complete French performance.
Morocco
Morocco came to Foxborough without Saibari and left without a path forward, their counter-attacking edge blunted by his absence and the reality that Rahimi, despite honest effort, could not reproduce what his injured teammate had done across the previous rounds. The Atlas Lions managed five shots and a single one on target, spending most of the match behind the ball and waiting for a France error that never arrived. Bounou was magnificent — his penalty save in the 28th minute was technically superb and bought Morocco another half-hour of hope — but the dam broke in a twelve-minute second-half burst that was largely inevitable once France settled into their rhythm. There is real pride in how far this generation of Moroccan football has come, and no scoreline changes that.