Here is a look at the world sports newspaper player ratings for France vs Morocco in their 2026 World Cup quarter-final match. The game was refereed by an all-Argentine panel, and France won 2-0 to advance to the semis.
Ole Argentine newspaper player ratings France vs Morocco 2-0 2026 World Cup
Argentine sports newspaper Ole had some pretty harsh ratings for most of the Moroccan players bar goalkeeper Bono. Hakimi got a 3/10 while the midfield pairing of Bouaddi and El Aynaoui got a 4/10. They thought Bouaddi’s Roma club mate Manu Kone outplayed him- he got a 7/10 for France.
Arsenal’s Saliba was sold in defence for the French according to them, while Chelsea’s Gusto made a very late appearance off the bench. Man United’s Mazraoui filled in at CB for Morocco in this game.
Ole also gave their Argentine referee a 8/10 rating for this game.
L’Equipe player ratings FRA 2-0 MAR 2026 World Cup
L’Equipe are notoriously tough to please and that’s reflected in these ratings, with no player getting more than a 7/10 on either side. Only Kone and Mbappe got a 7.
Diario AS player ratings France 2 Morocco 0 2026 WC Quarter Final
On to Spanish newspaper Diario AS, who thought Bono was the standout player for this last eight clash, and that El Aynaoui’s performance didn’t even merit a rating.
Gazzetta dello Sport player ratings FRA-MAR 2-0
Finally we come to Italian paper Gazzetta, who also thought AS Roma’s Manu Kone was excellent in midfield for the French.