The expanded World Cup allowed FIFA to introduce a new seeding system that placed the world's top teams in opposite corners of the knockout bracket. Now, the semifinals are both heavyweight matchups.
It's been a thrilling World Cup — and it's now down to a pair of stellar semifinal matchups, led by these stars (L to R): Spain's Lamine Yamal taking on France's Kylian Mbappé, and England's Jude Bellingham against Argentina's Lionel Messi.
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