Massachusetts, July 9 -- Morocco will be without in-form forward Ismael Saibari for their FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-final against France, but head coach Mohamed Ouahbi insists the Atlas Lions will stick to their philosophy as they chase a historic place in the semi-finals.

Saibari, who injured his hamstring during Morocco's 3-0 Round of 16 victory over Canada, has failed to recover in time for Thursday's (local time) clash against the two-time world champions.

"He's not ready but I hope it's not the end of the tournament for him," Ouahbi told reporters, as per Reuters.

The PSV Eindhoven forward has been one of Morocco's standout performers at the tournament, scoring in all three group-stage matches before converting the decisive pena...