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France continues its presence in the final stages of the World Cup
Today, Thursday evening, the French national team secured its place in the semi-finals of the 2026 World Cup by defeating Morocco 2-0 in the quarter-finals at the Boston Stadium.
Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring for France in the 60th minute before Ousmane Dembele sealed victory with a second goal in the 66th minute to send the Roosters to the winner of the clash between Spain and Belgium.
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With this qualification, France became the third team in the history of the World Cup to reach the semi-finals in three consecutive appearances.
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Only two teams have preceded France in this achievement: Germany, who achieved it twice in the periods (1982-1990) and (2002-2014), and Brazil in the periods (1994-2002).
France joined this historic list by reaching the semi-finals in 2018, 2022 and 2026.
In the 32nd round of the current season, the “roosters” defeated Sweden (3-0), and in the 1/16 they narrowly defeated Paraguay (1-0).
