From 38m ago'Violent disorder' in London after French winPolice battled football fans in central London early on Friday after France beat Morocco in their World Cup quarter-final. Per AFP:One police officer was injured and four people were arrested following the “violent disorder”, London police said.Images shared on social media showed dozens of people stood in Edgware Road, near Hyde Park, and some throwing bottles and other objects at police. Police said the trouble started after people blocked traffic in the road.“The incident then escalated with the group throwing bottles and setting off fireworks,” a spokesman said. “One officer was taken to hospital for head injuries, it is believed he had been hit by a glass bottle.”Key events30m agoMbappé should be fit for semi-final38m ago'Violent disorder' in London after French win42m agoPreambleWho can stop France? There’s a fairly obvious answer to that – Spain. Ahead of the quarter-final against Belgium later today, here’s Sid Lowe on that superb Spanish defence which hasn’t conceded a goal yet in this World Cup. Whether it could repel the French in a potential semi-final remains to be seen. And, of course, Belgium will be doing their best to stop what has looked an inevitable semi-final for quite a while.Here’s Raphaël Jucobin on the stylistic difference between France’s 2022 and 2026 teams.“In the space of just a single tournament cycle, Didier Deschamps has embraced a vastly different style, one based on a freeform attacking line. As a one-two punch from Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé sent the team into this year’s semi-final, the 57-year-old’s tactical reinvention was once again vindicated.”Quotes here from both managers – Didier Deschamps and Mohamed Ouahbi – after France’s victory. Plenty of praise from the Morocco boss.Mbappé should be fit for semi-finalKylian Mbappé: Despite scoring the opener against Morocco and playing a big role in the second, there was some concern when Mbappé was taken off with 13 minutes remaining.The striker felt some “discomfort” in his ankle and was initially seen nursing it with an ice pack. However, fears were allayed at full-time when he jogged onto the pitch before bouncing up and down in front of the celebrating French fans. He’s not expected to be a doubt for the semi-final.'Violent disorder' in London after French winPolice battled football fans in central London early on Friday after France beat Morocco in their World Cup quarter-final. Per AFP:One police officer was injured and four people were arrested following the “violent disorder”, London police said.Images shared on social media showed dozens of people stood in Edgware Road, near Hyde Park, and some throwing bottles and other objects at police. Police said the trouble started after people blocked traffic in the road.“The incident then escalated with the group throwing bottles and setting off fireworks,” a spokesman said. “One officer was taken to hospital for head injuries, it is believed he had been hit by a glass bottle.”Jonathan WilsonFirst up, here’s Jonathan Wilson’s match report from Boston.“What is a defence supposed to do? Perhaps France have gone too early. Perhaps they will not be able to sustain this form. But if they do, it is going to take something remarkable to prevent them winning their third World Cup in 28 years.”PreambleGood morning/afternoon/evening! We have our first World Cup semi-finalist and, to no surprise, it’s Didier Deschamps’ France. What looked a tough quarter-final turned into a fairly routine 2-0 win over Morocco and the tournament favourites look hard to stop.France play the winner of Spain v Belgium which is today’s game before the other side of the draw takes centre stage on the weekend: England v Norway and Argentina v Switzerland. Build-up to those games and all your other World Cup news is on its way right here!