Strasbourg opens fan zone for France–Morocco quarter-final

Strasbourg opens fan zone for France–Morocco

You can watch France face Morocco on a big screen Tuesday. The city of Strasbourg is opening the Deux-Rives garden fan zone for the World Cup quarter-final (2). The match kicks off Tuesday, July 7, and the city expects a strong turnout for what is now one of the most charged fixtures of the tournament.

No big screen in Belfort

Belfort will not set up a giant screen for the quarter-final. City authorities confirmed the decision for Tuesday's match, leaving local fans to find other ways to watch (1). No reason was given, but the contrast with Strasbourg is stark on a night when half the country will be watching.

Fan reactions

Away from the screens, a curious World Cup pattern has fans talking: Japan have reached the knockout stage five times since their 1998 debut, and each time the team that eliminated them went on to reach the final. Some threads are already working out what that means for the rest of this bracket. Read the full discussion