World Cup 2026 / France - Morocco: altercation breaks out during press conference

09.07.26 FT World Cup

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Before the France-Morocco quarter-final at the 2026 World Cup, Brahim Diaz's press conference was disrupted by an unexpected incident.

Just hours before kickoff in the big clash between France and Morocco in Boston, both teams fulfilled the usual pre-match press conference routine. But Brahim Diaz's session quickly took a bizarre turn.

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Indeed, the Real Madrid player was forced to pause his appearance as a heated argument erupted between two journalists in the room.

"Why are you hitting me? I'm going to give you a thrashing, you're looking for trouble. Ask him the question. Why are you hitting me?" one of them shouted,

clearly furious. The other replied:

"Because you yelled at me. You raised your hand twice in front of the cameras." "You shouldn't hit me," insisted the first.

Eventually, tensions cooled after several minutes and the two men were separated.

Mahdi Zakaria LAZRI |

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