The Latest Breaking News from Morocco

Fourteen of the 26-man squad in Qatar were born overseas ranging from countries in Spain, France, the Netherlands, Italy and Belgium.

Perhaps more than any recent World Cup, this year’s competition in Qatar has thrown up considerable surprises. Who indeed, of the analytics crowd, could have predicted Saudi Arabia would defeat Argentina the way it did, or competition-favourite Brazil would end up losing to Croatia? Meanwhile, Morocco has stunned commentators by…

Doha (AFP) - France defender Raphael Varane has insisted that there will be no complacency from the World Cup holders when they take on surprise package Morocco in the semi-finals on Wednesday.

It’s a rare moment in the Middle East when the public’s voice roars louder than those of the governments

France defender Raphael Varane has warned his side about being complacent ahead of their World Cup semi-final against Morocco.

Morocco coach Walid Regragui believes his side are the “Rocky of this World Cup”, but you have to wonder how many more rounds they have left in them.

The attacker has not found favour with new Chelsea boss Graham Potter and has been urged to continue his club career elsewhere.

Four teams remain, and there are four possible combinations for the final. Unless you have a personal rooting interest, here’s the ranking order for the neutral.

In today’s Football Daily: Another Big Stage loss for Gareth Southgate, the Rocky of the World Cup and 18,000 England ‘World Cup winners’ T-Shirts are up for grabs