Quarter-final

France 2-0 Morocco

France did not have things all their own way early, and Kylian Mbappe even missed a penalty in the first half.

But once he scored after the break, France pulled clear and beat Morocco 2-0 to reach the semi-finals.

The win also took Mbappe level with Lionel Messi at the top of the scoring charts.

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How the match went

France are into the semi-finals, and they got there without ever really being in trouble.

France were the better team against Morocco from the start, but the first half stayed goalless.

The biggest early moment fell to France in the 28th minute.

Their forward Kylian Mbappe won a penalty after Morocco defender Noussair Mazraoui fouled him.

But the Morocco goalkeeper saved it, so it was still 0-0 at half-time.

France kept pushing after the break, and the goal finally arrived in the 60th minute.

Mbappe made up for his miss and scored to put France 1-0 up.

Then France killed the game off in the 66th minute.

This time Mbappe turned creator, taking a pass and laying it back for his teammate Ousmane Dembele to make it 2-0.

That second goal settled everything, and Morocco never managed to come back.

France were in full control, and the chances told the story, France made plenty while Morocco barely threatened.

So France saw it out for a comfortable 2-0 win and a place in the last 4.

Even with the missed penalty, Mbappe is now the top scorer of this World Cup, level with Lionel Messi on 8 goals.

Goals in the order they were scored.

France are through to the semi-finals, and right now they look like the team to beat.

They have won all 6 of their games so far, and they have not even needed extra time once.

Next they play the winner of Spain vs Belgium in the semi-final.

If Mbappe keeps scoring like this, France will be very hard to stop.

Morocco are out, but they can hold their heads high.

They reached the quarter-finals again, which is a strong run at a World Cup.

This was a rematch of the 2022 semi-final, and France were simply too good on the day.

Morocco go home with pride, and it will be a good experience for their young team, who have a bright future ahead.

France won 2-0. Kylian Mbappe scored in the 60th minute and Ousmane Dembele scored a second goal in the 66th minute.

Yes. Mbappe missed a penalty in the 28th minute, but he made up for it with a goal in the 60th minute.

Mbappe has 8 goals, which puts him level with Lionel Messi at the top of the scoring charts. His latest came in the 60th minute against Morocco.