France became the first team to book their place in the FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-finals with a 2-0 victory over Morocco at Boston Stadium on Thursday. After a goalless first half in which Yassine Bounou saved Kylian Mbappe's penalty following a lengthy VAR review, the France captain redeemed himself with a stunning curling strike in the 60th minute before Ousmane Dembele doubled the lead six minutes later.
Mbappe's eighth goal of the tournament saw him reclaim the lead in the Golden Boot race on the tiebreaker and take his overall World Cup tally to 20 goals, just one behind Lionel Messi's all-time record, as Didier Deschamps' side comfortably sealed their place in the last four.
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