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

Ben Miller

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

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. 

 DateKickoff time
QatarWed, Dec. 1422:00 (local)
USAWed, Dec. 1414:00 ET
CanadaWed, Dec. 1414:00 ET
UKWed, Dec. 1419:00 GMT
AustraliaThu, Dec. 1506:00 AEDT
IndiaThu, Dec. 1500:30 IST
Hong KongThu, Dec. 1503:00 HKT
MalaysiaThu, Dec. 1503:00 MYT
SingaporeThu, Dec. 1503:00 SGT
New ZealandThu, Dec. 1508:00 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.

 DateTimeTV ChannelStreaming
USAWed, Dec. 1414:00 ETFox,
Telemundo
fuboTV,
Fox Sports site/app,
Telemundo Deportes site/app,
Peacock
CanadaWed, Dec. 1414:00 ETTSN 1, CTV, RDS (French)TSN site/app, CTV website,
RDS app
UKWed, Dec. 1419:00 GMTBBC OneBBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website
AustraliaThu, Dec. 1506:00 AEDTSBSSBS On Demand
IndiaThu, Dec. 1500:30 ISTSports 18Voot, JioTV
Hong KongThu, Dec. 1503:00 HKTNow TV (Ch. 616, 618), ViuTVNow TV
MalaysiaThu, Dec. 1503:00 MYTRTM TV2, Astro FIFA World Cup 1Astro GO, RTMKlik
SingaporeThu, Dec. 1503:00 SGTChannel 5, StarHub TV FIFA World Cup, Singtel FIFA World Cup 141Singtel TV GO, CAST,
StarHub TV+, MeWatch
New ZealandThu, Dec. 1508:00 NZDTSky Sport 7 beIN SportsSky 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).

 BetMGMSports
Interaction
SkyBetLadbrokes
France win-1851.511/28/15
Draw+2903.7629/1027/10
Morocco win+5506.716/16/1
Both teams
to score Y / N
+130 / -1902.29 / 1.4811/8, 8/1527/20, 8/15
Over / Under
2.5 goals
+120 / -1652.23 / 1.585/4, 4/75/4, 4/7
France -0.5-2001.50
Morocco +0.5+1402.47
France advance-4501.221/52/9
Morocco advance+2753.8510/329/10

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

Ben Miller

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.