France beats Morocco to reach World Cup semi-finals; Macron announces minute of silence for Nice victims

France defeated Morocco 2-0 in the World Cup quarter-final on July 9, advancing to the semi-finals, and President Macron announced a minute of silence before the semi-final for the victims of the 2016 Nice attack.

• France defeated Morocco 2-0 in the quarter-final on July 9, with Kylian Mbappé scoring the opening goal and setting up Ousmane Dembélé for the second.
• Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou saved a first-half penalty from Mbappé but could not prevent the French from scoring twice in the second half.
• President Emmanuel Macron announced a minute of silence will be observed before the France-Spain semi-final on July 13 to honor the victims of the 2016 Nice attack.