France joins World Cup elite top four with milestone victory over Morocco

ByKehinde-Hassan Afolabi

France has climbed into a tie for fourth place in all-time FIFA World Cup match victories alongside Italy after defeating Morocco to claim their forty-fifth historical tournament win.

France forcefully entered the top tier of international football history on Thursday, securing their forty-fifth all-time FIFA World Cup match victory after defeating Morocco 2-0.

This crucial quarter-final triumph marks the squad’s sixth consecutive win during the current 2026 tournament iteration, allowing the clinical European powerhouses to officially draw level with four-time champions Italy.

The modern giants continue to alter the historical leaderboard, rapidly chasing third-placed Argentina who hold fifty-two tournament wins.

Five-time winners Brazil still maintain a dominant grip on the absolute summit of global football history with seventy-nine wins, while a relentlessly consistent German national side occupies the second spot with seventy total match victories.

Kehinde-Hassan Afolabi is a football journalist whose deep tactical understanding of the game makes him a standout, captivating audiences across print, audio, and video. His poetic background brings a unique rhythm and depth to his work, seamlessly transforming analysis into artistry. With a knack for narration and research, he captures the drama of the game beyond tactics and statistics, making each piece of his; a compelling blend of insight and storytelling.

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