LOS ANGELES ¨C France underscored its status as the World Cup¡¯s team to beat on Thursday, overpowering African champion Morocco with a clinical 2-0 win to book its third consecutive semifinals appearance.
Kylian Mbappe curled in his eighth goal of the tournament on 60 minutes before Ousmane Dembele doubled Les Bleus¡¯ lead six minutes later to complete a drama-free victory at the Gillette Stadium outside Boston.
The win sends the 2018 champion into the last four, where it will face either Spain or Belgium at the Dallas Cowboys¡¯ AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, next Tuesday.
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