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On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1870, Louis II, Prince of Monaco (died 1949) was born. In 1937, Lionel Jospin, French civil servant and politician, 165th Prime Minister of France was born. In 1961, ČSA Flight 511 crashes at Casablanca-Anfa Airport in Morocco, killing 72. In 1977, Marco Silva, Portuguese football manager was born. In 1986, Didier Digard, French footballer was born. In 1990, João Saldanha, Brazilian footballer, manager, and journalist (born 1917) passed away. In 1990, Bebé, Portuguese footballer was born. In 1996, Moussa Dembélé, French footballer was born. In 1997, François Furet, French historian and author (born 1927) passed away. In 2000, Vinícius Júnior, Brazilian footballer was born. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
France, Mbappe play Morocco in FIFA World Cup quarterfinal: What we know
Key talking points as Kylian Mbappe leads France into a rematch after Les Bleus beat Morocco in the 2022 World Cup.
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The Standard
· Jul 9, 2026
France 2-0 Morocco: Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele on target as Les Bleus reach World Cup semi-final
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· Jul 9, 2026
Andrés Guardado: “Se enfrentan los dos mejores equipos” | Vive el Mundial
Nuestros expertos coinciden en señalar que Francia y Marruecos, son las dos mejores selecciones que mejor fútbol han desplegado en el Mundial.
brazilnews.net
· Jul 8, 2026
France primed for rematch with Morocco side that won't have top scorer
(Photo credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images)FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- France and Morocco meet on Thursday in the World Cup's first quarterfinal, reprising their engrossing semifinal in 2022.France again will be favored after edging that meeting in Qatar 2-0 on an early first goal from Theo Hernandez and late second from Randal Kolo Muani.And this time, France's Kylian Mbappe enters in even better form tha
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France 2-0 Morocco: All the key moments & rate the players!
France 2-0 Morocco: All the key moments & rate the players!
OneFootball
· Jul 9, 2026
France-Morocco: Bouaddi makes World Cup history, behind Pelé 👑
Into the legend.This Thursday, France and Morocco face off in the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Cup.As since the start of the tournament, Moroccan wonderkid Ayyoub Bouaddi starts in midfield.A place...
Daily Post Nigeria
· Jul 9, 2026
2026 World Cup: France becomes first team to qualify for semi-finals
France have become the first country to book their place in the semi-finals of the 2026 World Cup. Les Bleus beat Morocco 2-0 on Thursday evening to qualify for the last four. Kylian Mbappe missed the chance to give his team the lead in the first half, before opening the scoring in the second half. [] 2026 World Cup: France becomes first team to qualify for semi-finals
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