⚽️ World Cup kick-off: 4pm EDT/9pm BST/6am AEST⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail ScottFrance have long demonstrated the benefits of diversity at the World Cup. Now Morocco are reaping similar rewards, with six members of Morocco’s squad – Ayyoub Bouaddi, Issa Diop, Neil El Aynaoui, Samir El Mourabet, Gessime Yassine and Redouane Halhal – born in France. This piece from the Guardian Sport Network, on how today’s quarter-final sums up the multicultural nature of the tournament, deserves your time and your love.The pre-match press conferences. Didier Deschamps plays down the identity of tonight’s referee, with officialdom having been front and centre this week, while giving his opponents their flowers: “This Morocco is of very high quality.” His opposite number Mohamed Ouahbi meanwhile insists his team are here to win the whole thing. Continue reading...