France ended Morocco’s dream of reaching back-to-back semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup on Thursday with a clinical 2-0 victory.
While the Atlas Lions were caged, the French team marched into the semi-finals for the third consecutive edition of the tournament.
Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé scored second-half goals to settle a tense quarter-final, bringing an end to Morocco’s remarkable campaign in North America.
The Atlas Lions had reached the last eight as the only African team still standing after Egypt’s Round of 16 exit and hoped to build on their historic semi-final appearance at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Instead, Didier Deschamps’ side once again proved too strong.
