Over the years we went into games against France and they always had that fear factor.
But they have always had issues off the field, either with the manager or the environment.
Now with the new coach, Herve Renard, they have made some changes and this could be their moment to go further than they ever have before.
How Morocco got here...
France v Morocco (12:00 BST)
Morning all
Hello everyone and welcome to our coverage of the day's second game from the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
TV coverage has also just started on BBC One.
This is the final last-16 tie to complete the quarter-final lineup. And it is not the final eight many will have imagined.
No USA and no Germany for starters. No Brazil either. And we almost lost England too!
This tie will decide who faces the co-hosts Australia in the next round and is the continuation of one of the fairytale stories of the event so far.
Morocco, under the guidance of Frenchman Reynald Pedros started as many thought they would, but have defied all expectation since.
The biggest shock?
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It has been a twisty-turny World Cup full of drama and shocks.
But today presents what could be the biggest of the lot.
Morocco are the first Arab nation to compete at a World Cup. They'd never played a game in the finals before this year, let alone made it into the knockout rounds. They began their tournament with a 6-0 thrashing by Germany before turning the tables on the two-time champions to qualify.
In Fifa's world rankings, they are 67 places below the team they face today for a place in the last eight.
But in tournament football - especially this tournament - anything is possible. France need to have their wits about them.
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'This could be their moment'
France v Morocco (12:00 BST)
Fara Williams
Former England midfielder on BBC One
Over the years we went into games against France and they always had that fear factor.
But they have always had issues off the field, either with the manager or the environment.
Now with the new coach, Herve Renard, they have made some changes and this could be their moment to go further than they ever have before.
How Morocco got here...
France v Morocco (12:00 BST)
Morning all
Hello everyone and welcome to our coverage of the day's second game from the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
TV coverage has also just started on BBC One.
This is the final last-16 tie to complete the quarter-final lineup. And it is not the final eight many will have imagined.
No USA and no Germany for starters. No Brazil either. And we almost lost England too!
This tie will decide who faces the co-hosts Australia in the next round and is the continuation of one of the fairytale stories of the event so far.
Morocco, under the guidance of Frenchman Reynald Pedros started as many thought they would, but have defied all expectation since.
The biggest shock?
It has been a twisty-turny World Cup full of drama and shocks.
But today presents what could be the biggest of the lot.
Morocco are the first Arab nation to compete at a World Cup. They'd never played a game in the finals before this year, let alone made it into the knockout rounds. They began their tournament with a 6-0 thrashing by Germany before turning the tables on the two-time champions to qualify.
In Fifa's world rankings, they are 67 places below the team they face today for a place in the last eight.
But in tournament football - especially this tournament - anything is possible. France need to have their wits about them.