Boston, July 8 -- France head coach Didier Deschamps said ahead of the FIFA World Cup quarterfinal against Morocco that their appeal to get Michael Olise's controversial yellow card against Paraguay in the round of 16 has been rejected by FIFA.

France, the 2018 champions and 2022 runners-up, will be aiming to make it three successive semifinal appearances as they take on African side Morocco, who are aiming to make history by becoming the first African nation to reach two successive FIFA World Cup semis, after having reached the semis in the 2022 Qatar edition. During the clash against Morocco, scheduled for July 11 at 1:30 AM as per IST, Olise stands at risk of getting a one-match ban if he gets another yellow card, which will make him ...