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World Cup 2026
The 2026 World Cup will be held from June 11th to July 19th in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The tournament will feature 48 national teams and will be played in 16 modern stadiums.
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21:01 BST - We're up and runnning!
20:54 BST - Time for the national anthems.
20:35 BST - Since 2002, France have suffered more World Cup defeats to African nations than European and South American sides combined.
20:09 BST - Morocco don't boast the best record against France in recent times - can they change the habit tonight in Boston?
20:00 BST - The lineups are in for France against Morocco.
Morocco coach Mohamed Ouahbi has made two changes to the starting XI that faced Canada, with Anass Salah-Eddine and Chemsdine Talbi coming in today. Ismael Saibari is injured, Redouane Halhal drop out.
Didier Deschamps has made just one change to the starting XI that faced Paraguay – Desire Doue replaces Bradley Barcola.
19:25 BST - With the World Cup at the quarter-final stage, there have so far been more goals per game at the 2026 tournament than at any global finals since Mexico 1970, one of the reasons why it has been such a watchable tournament.
There have been 280 goals scored in the 96 games to date, an average of 2.92 per match, beating every World Cup since the one played 56 years ago.
On that occasion, there were just 32 matches, but they produced 2.97 goals per game, a tally that has not been topped since. The current tournament is also better than the 1962 and 1966 editions, which both produced 2.78 goals per game.
The gold standard remains the 1954 World Cup, which produced 140 goals in just 26 matches, an average of 5.38 per game, a ratio that is unlikely to ever be topped.
Read more: Major goal-scoring milestones being reached so far at 2026 World Cup
19:23 BST - France, the outstanding side of the tournament to date, kick off the quarter-finals against African champions Morocco at Gillette Stadium, outside Boston, in a rematch of the two teams' 2022 World Cup semi-final meeting.
A defeat for Les Bleus would mark the end of the road for France coach Didier Deschamps, who is stepping down after a successful 14-year reign at the conclusion of the tournament.
Read more: France and Morocco reconcile at World Cup to kick off quarter-finals
19:21 BST - France have scored a tournament-leading 14 goals in the World Cup so far but coach Didier Deschamps urged his players on Wednesday to achieve even greater attacking efficiency when they take on Morocco in Thursday's quarter-final.
Read more: Deschamps wants France to be even more efficient in attack against Morocco
19:00 BST - Hello there! It's quarter-finals time at the World Cup, and tonight sees heavy favourites France take on Morocco in Boston.
Check out our preview ahead of kick-off: