The quarterfinals are here. The remaining eight teams of this World Cup will fight for the most famous trophy in sports, and we begin this round with the betting favorite, France.
After five straight wins and 14 goals, the French will take on a familiar rival, their 2022 semifinal victims, Morocco, at 4:00 p.m. ET in Boston.
Let's get into our World Cup prop picks for this quarterfinal match on Thursday, July 9.
World Cup Quarterfinal Prop Picks
France vs Morocco Prop Picks
France is coming off two knockout wins in which they took 21 combined corners: nine against Sweden and 12 vs. Paraguay.
Morocco is a team that takes more risks now than four years ago, and they dominate ball possession for longer stretches, but it turns out that France is also way better offensively than in Qatar.
Didier Deschamps and his players will take what Morocco gives them, whether it's space to run behind their defenders or a wall in front of goal that could lead to many corner kicks.
I think the latter will happen more often, and France will take at least seven corners today.
Michael Olise leads all players with five assists in this World Cup, and although he hasn't scored yet, he's been a headache for every opponent.
In fact, you could easily argue in his favor as the second-best French player in the World Cup, behind Kylian Mbappe.
Of course, Mbappe is the best choice in this market (seven goals and two assists), but Olise also provides consistency — and much better value.
