Nick Ames was in Hamburg, and his report is in. Here it is! Congratulations to France, commiserations to Portugal, and thanks for reading this MBM. Nighty night.
French fans will be doubly delighted to find out that, when the winning kick went in, Kylian Mbappé sprinted onto the pitch in a good humour. Hopefully that nose will be fine by the time France take on Spain in Munich on Tuesday evening. Didier Deschamps will certainly hope his star striker is fit to play, because France have somehow reached the last four with a tally of three goals in five matches, one of them a penalty, the other two scored by opposing players. Plenty of space for improvement there. Having said that, some fine spot kicks dispatched in the shootout tonight!
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