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When is France vs. Morocco at the World Cup? Date, time, early odds and history for semi-final match
France will meet Morocco in the semi-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup after winning their heavyweight match in the last eight with England.
France will start as favourites, but Morocco is used to being the underdog after knocking out European opponents in Belgium, Spain and Portugal on their staggering unbeaten run.
The winners will face Argentina or Croatia in the final, after the two-time winners beat the Netherlands on penalties and ousted 2018 finalists title favorite Brazil.
Read on for more information on the match, including TV information, kick-off time, betting odds and the history of this heavyweight battle.
MORE: 2022 World Cup Bracket: Updated Live via FIFA Knockout Stage
When is France vs Morocco?
Date: Wednesday December 14
Time: 22:00 (local) / 19:00 (GMT) / 14:00 (ET)
Morocco will take on France in the semi-finals at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor on Wednesday, December 14, with a kick-off at 10 p.m. local time in Qatar.
Here’s how that translates to time zones in some of the world’s most important areas.
| Date | Kick-off time | |
| Qatar | wed 14 december | 22:00 (local) |
| United States | wed 14 december | 2:00 PM |
| Canada | wed 14 december | 2:00 PM |
| UK | wed 14 december | 19:00 GMT |
| Australia | Thu 15 December | 06:00 AEDT |
| India | Thu 15 December | 00:30 IST |
| Hong-Kong | Thu 15 December | 03:00 HKT |
| Malaysia | Thu 15 December | 03:00 MYT |
| Singapore | Thu 15 December | 03:00 SGT |
| New Zealand | Thu 15 December | 08:00 NDT |
Live stream France vs. Morocco TV channel
This second semi-final will be played at Al Bayt Stadium. Here’s how to watch all the action in some of the most important global areas.
| Date | Time | TV channel | Stream | |
| United States | wed 14 december | 2:00 PM | Fox, Telemundo |
fuboTV, fox sports site/app, Telemundo deports site/app, Peacock |
| Canada | wed 14 december | 2:00 PM | TSN 1, CTV, RDS (French) | TSN site/app, CTV website, RDS app |
| UK | wed 14 december | 19:00 GMT | BBC One | BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website |
| Australia | Thu 15 December | 06:00 AEDT | SBS | SBS on request |
| India | Thu 15 December | 00:30 IST | Sports 18 | Voot, JioTV |
| Hong-Kong | Thu 15 December | 03:00 HKT | Now TV (Chapters 616, 618) | Now television |
| Malaysia | Thu 15 December | 03:00 MYT | Astro FIFA World Cup 1 | Astro GO |
| Singapore | Thu 15 December | 03:00 SGT | StarHub TV FIFA World Cup, Singtel FIFA World Cup 141 | Singtel TV GO, CAST, StarHub TV+, MeWatch |
| New Zealand | Thu 15 December | 08:00 NDT | Sky Sports 7 beIN Sports | Sky Go, Sky Sports NOW |
France vs Morocco history
France have won seven and lost just one of their 11 matches against Morocco, although the countries have never played each other in a major international tournament.
The countries last met in a friendly at the Stade de France in 2007, when Morocco took the lead and scored a late equalizer in a 2–2 draw.
France vs. Morocco bets
Odds via BetMGM (US), Sports Interaction (Canada), SkyBet (UK) and Ladbrokes (Australia).
| France wins | -185 | 1.51 | 1/2 | 8/15 |
| Draw | +290 | 3.76 | 29/10 | 27/10 |
| Morocco wins | +550 | 6.71 | 6/1 | 6/1 |
| Both teams to score Y/N |
+130 / -190 | 2.29 / 1.48 | 8/11, 15/8 | 27/20, 8/15 |
| Over / Under 2.5 goals |
+120 / -165 | 2.23 / 1.58 | 5/4, 4/7 | 5/4, 4/7 |
| France -0.5 | -200 | 1.50 | — | — |
| Morocco +0.5 | +140 | 2.47 | — | — |
| France advance | -450 | 1.22 | 1/5 | 2/9 |
| Morocco advance | +275 | 3.85 | 10/3 | 29/10 |
Remark: Odds higher for 90 minutes of regulation except ‘to move on’.
