France on Thursday booked their place in the 2026 FIFA World Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 victory over Morocco in the quarter-final in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
Kylian Mbappé broke the deadlock in the 60th minute before Ousmane Dembélé doubled Les Bleus’ advantage six minutes later.
The result end Morocco’s spirited campaign and keeps France on course for a third World Cup title.
Mbappe recovered from having a first-half penalty saved to score a magnificent opener.
His weak spot-kick was easily saved by Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou, but he made up for that by producing a brilliant curling finish to make it 1-0 on the hour mark.
That was Mbappe’s eighth goal at the tournament, moving him level again with Lionel Messi in the race for the Golden Boot, before he came off late on and watched the final minutes with an ice pack around his right ankle.
Before exiting, he set up Ousmane Dembele to run through
