LOS ANGELES – 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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