Chaos ensued in the streets of London after France knocked out Morocco in the FIFA World Cup. Football fans flooded the roads in West London, moments after France secured a spot in the semi-finals.

Police officials swarmed the area on Edgware Road as an angry mob took to the streets after Morocco’s loss in last night’s match. A Met police officer was also injured trying to ward off a large crowd.

Rows of police officers marched down the street behind shields, forming defensive barriers on either side of the fallen officer.

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🇬🇧 Absolute chaos in London after Morocco lost to France.

Multiple videos show streets turning wild as Morocco fans react to the World Cup exit.

This is getting out of control… What’s happening?

Writer: Valpic.twitter.com/bG6sgcXSP2

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) July 10, 2026
France’s win against Morocco

France eased into the semi-finals of the World Cup by defeating Morocco 2-0 on Thursday.

Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring on the hour mark before Ousmane Dembele notched the second six minutes later to send the French into a semi-final against either Spain or Belgium.

Mbappe’s weak spot-kick was easily saved by Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou, but he made up for that by producing a brilliant curling finish to make it 1-0 on the hour mark.

That was Mbappe’s eighth goal at the tournament, moving him level again with Lionel Messi in the race for the Golden Boot, before he came off late on and watched the final minutes with an ice pack around his right ankle.

Before exiting, he set up Ousmane Dembele to run through and settle the contest watched by 63,811 at the Gillette Stadium, as France knocked Morocco out, just as they did in 2022.

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Their 2-0 win four years ago in Qatar came in the semi-finals, and this time the victory for Les Bleus takes them through to the last four. They will face Spain or Belgium in Dallas next Tuesday.

France is looking to reach a third consecutive World Cup final in their last tournament before long-serving coach Didier Deschamps stands down.

With inputs from AFP