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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Niall McVeigh

Mbappé and France are on the march. Who’s going to stop them?

Kylian Mbappe fights for the ball with Morocco defenders Issa Diop (14) and Neil El Aynaoui (24, centre)
Good luck trying to catch him, lads. Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images

KYLIAN SOFTLY …

Marchons, marchons. Fans of France’s remaining rivals at the Geopolitics World Cup – and lovers of business-end big tournament jeopardy – were left sorely disappointed as the favourites steamrolled Morocco. Didier Deschamps’ cohort of strutting roosters had their feathers ruffled by Paraguay’s spectacular heel turn in the last 16, but were largely back in cruise control for their 2-0 quarter-final victory in (a venue near) Boston on Thursday.

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