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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

FIFA World Cup 2026: France beat Morocco 2-0 to reach semi-finals

Foxborough, MA: France captain Kylian Mbappe missed a penalty but curled in a superb goal on the hour as ​France struck twice in six minutes to brush aside ​Morocco 2-0 on Thursday and book their spot in the World Cup semi-finals.

Mbappe, who at 27 ​became the youngest player to rack up 20 World Cup appearances, also bagged his 20th World Cup goal with a curling shot from just inside the box before Ousmane Dembele added another six minutes later with a low drive to set up a last-four meeting with Belgium or Spain.

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