When is France vs. Morocco at World Cup? Date, time, early odds and history for semifinal match

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France will meet Morocco in the semifinals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup after winning their heavyweight clash in the final eight with England.

France will start as favourites but Morocco are used to being underdogs after knocking out European opponents in Belgium, Spain and Portugal on their dazzling unbeaten run.

The winners will face Argentina or Croatia in the final after the two-time winners saw off the Netherlands on penalties and the 2018 finalists ousted title favourites Brazil.

Read on for more details around the match, including TV information, kickoff time, betting odds and the history of this heavyweight clash. 

MORE: World Cup bracket 2022: Updated live through FIFA knockout stage

When is France vs. Morocco?

  • Date: Wednesday, December 14
  • Time: 22:00 (local) / 19:00 (GMT) / 14:00 (ET)

Morocco will face France in the semifinals at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor on Wednesday, December 14, with kickoff at 22:00 local time in Qatar.

Here's how that translates into time zones across some of the world's major territories. 

  Date Kickoff time
Qatar Wed, Dec. 14 22:00 (local)
USA Wed, Dec. 14 14:00 ET
Canada Wed, Dec. 14 14:00 ET
UK Wed, Dec. 14 19:00 GMT
Australia Thu, Dec. 15 06:00 AEDT
India Thu, Dec. 15 00:30 IST
Hong Kong Thu, Dec. 15 03:00 HKT
Malaysia Thu, Dec. 15 03:00 MYT
Singapore Thu, Dec. 15 03:00 SGT
New Zealand Thu, Dec. 15 08:00 NZDT

France vs. Morocco live stream, TV channel

This second semifinal clash will be played at the Al Bayt Stadium. Here's how you can watch all the action in some of the major global territories.

  Date Time TV Channel Streaming
USA Wed, Dec. 14 14:00 ET Fox,
Telemundo
fuboTV,
Fox Sports site/app,
Telemundo Deportes site/app,
Peacock
Canada Wed, Dec. 14 14:00 ET TSN 1, CTV, RDS (French) TSN site/app, CTV website,
RDS app
UK Wed, Dec. 14 19:00 GMT BBC One BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website
Australia Thu, Dec. 15 06:00 AEDT SBS SBS On Demand
India Thu, Dec. 15 00:30 IST Sports 18 Voot, JioTV
Hong Kong Thu, Dec. 15 03:00 HKT Now TV (Ch. 616, 618), ViuTV Now TV
Malaysia Thu, Dec. 15 03:00 MYT RTM TV2, Astro FIFA World Cup 1 Astro GO, RTMKlik
Singapore Thu, Dec. 15 03:00 SGT Channel 5, StarHub TV FIFA World Cup, Singtel FIFA World Cup 141 Singtel TV GO, CAST,
StarHub TV+, MeWatch
New Zealand Thu, Dec. 15 08:00 NZDT Sky Sport 7 beIN Sports Sky Go, Sky Sport NOW

France vs. Morocco history 

France have won seven and lost only one of their 11 matches against Morocco, although the nations have never played each other at 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 leveller in a 2-2 draw.

France vs. Morocco betting odds

Odds via BetMGM (USA), Sports Interaction (Canada), SkyBet (UK), and Ladbrokes (Australia).

  BetMGM Sports
Interaction
SkyBet Ladbrokes
France win -185 1.51 1/2 8/15
Draw +290 3.76 29/10 27/10
Morocco win +550 6.71 6/1 6/1
Both teams
to score Y / N
+130 / -190 2.29 / 1.48 11/8, 8/15 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

Note: Odds above for 90 minutes of regulation except "to advance."

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Ben Miller has been writing about sport for 25 years, following all levels of football as well as boxing, MMA, athletics and tennis. He’s seen five promotions, three relegations, one World Cup winner and home games in at least three different stadiums as a result of his lifelong devotion to Brighton & Hove Albion. His main aim each week is to cover at least one game or event that does not require a last-minute rewrite.