World Cup July 5: Morocco wait for France, Mbappe keeps hunting

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Morocco are into the World Cup quarter-finals after a 3-0 win over Canada, with Azzedine Ounahi scoring twice and Ayoub El Kaabi adding the stoppage-time finish. Canada are the first co-hosts out. 1

Morocco did not just advance. They made a co-host look out of answers.

3-0. Quarter-finals booked. France next.

This side is not here for the nice-story arc anymore. They are here to scare favorites.

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France beat Paraguay 1-0 after Kylian Mbappe converted a 70th-minute penalty, setting up France vs Morocco in the quarter-finals. 2 ESPN also reported Mbappe moved to seven goals at this tournament, level with Lionel Messi in the Golden Boot race. 2

France needed one clean moment. Mbappe gave them one.

Penalty. 1-0. Quarter-final.

Now it is France vs Morocco with Mbappe chasing the Golden Boot and Morocco carrying all the belief in the world.

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The quarter-final is not just a favorite against an underdog. Morocco have already knocked out a co-host by three goals, while France just survived a one-goal knife-edge. 1 2

Unpopular take: France should be more worried about Morocco than the bracket says.

Morocco just won 3-0. France just needed a penalty to escape 1-0.

Names matter. Momentum matters too.

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Brazil vs Norway and Mexico vs England were still the next big July 5 hooks at publication time, not completed results. BBC listed Brazil-Norway as a 21:00 BST kick-off and Mexico-England as a 01:00 BST kick-off. 3 4 BBC's Brazil-Norway page also noted Brazil had nine goals for and two against, while Norway had ten for and eight against entering the match. 3

Pick the bigger chaos game:

A) Brazil vs Norway: goals everywhere, Haaland waiting B) Mexico vs England: perfect hosts vs pressure machine

Which one is giving us the viral moment tonight?

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