In a repeat scenario, the French national team dashed the dreams of their Moroccan counterparts in the 2026 World Cup quarter-finals, ending the historic journey of the 'Atlas Lions' who had hoped to replicate their previous World Cup achievement of reaching the semi-finals, where their run was halted by a French double that was repeated tonight.

The match, which fulfilled all its promises of excitement, saw a multitude of records broken, but it once again cemented the French curse, as Kylian Mbappé's teammates advanced to the semi-finals.

Mbappé became the first player in World Cup history (since detailed statistics began in 1966) to contribute at least 10 goals in two consecutive tournaments, with 10 goal contributions in 2022 (8 goals, 2 assists) and 11 so far in 2026 (8 goals, 3 assists).

Kylian Mbappé became the first player to surpass 100 goal contributions for the French national team (64 goals, 65 assists).

Mbappé also became the youngest player in World Cup history to reach 20 matches in the tournament, achieving this at just 27 years and 201 days, breaking the previous record.

Mbappé increased his tally to 10 goals in knockout stages alone in World Cup history, the highest for any player in the tournament's history.

Mbappé holds the record for the most multiple-goal games in a single World Cup match, with 7 such games (6 braces and 1 hat-trick), leading his nearest rival by 3 games.

By scoring against Morocco, Mbappé reached 20 goals in 20 World Cup matches, officially placing him second all-time, just one goal behind Argentina's Lionel Messi (21 goals).

The 'Golden Boy' increased his tally to 8 goals in the current edition, sharing the top of the 2026 Golden Boot race with Messi once again.

Kylian Mbappé has scored the winning goal in 8 FIFA World Cup matches, the most 'winning goals' by any player in World Cup history.