Note: This story first appeared in The Beautiful Game by CNN Sports, our daily newsletter on all things World Cup. To subscribe, click here.
France looks a bit good, doesn’t it?
The first quarterfinal of this year’s World Cup went by without much drama yesterday with Les Bleus cruising into the semifinals with a simple 2-0 win against a less-than-impressive Morocco.
Now, it’s the turn of Spain and Belgium, who will fight it out at 3 p.m. ET Friday for the right to play France in the semifinal on Tuesday at the home of the Dallas Cowboys, AT&T Stadium. Today’s quarterfinal is a fascinating battle that’s gone a little under the radar, but we’ll run you through everything you need to know.
We’ll also talk Kylian Mbappé’s injury concerns, my favorite viral moment of the World Cup and what the streets of Paris were like after watching France win.
