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Can anyone stop France now?

As we wrap up our coverage tonight, share your thoughts — is the football world ready for this debate?

Is this the summer that belongs to France?

Only time will tell, but their performance tonight shows just how dominant they have become.

FULL-TIME: FRANCE 2-0 MOROCCO

France are edging closer to a third consecutive World Cup final after comfortably defeating Morocco in the second half. It wasn’t a polished display until their six-minute burst, but Didier Deschamps’ side became the first team to reach the semi-finals.

CHANCE!

Olisie charges into the right side of the box and curls a shot narrowly wide of Yassine Bounou’s far post.

CHANCE!

Morocco respond with a corner as Talbi swings it in for Achraf Hakimi, whose header crashes into the side netting.

That’s quite the coincidence!

Kylian Mbappé’s evening ends early after he picks up a slight knock, with Jean-Philippe Mateta coming on in his place.

GOAL! FRANCE 2-0 MOROCCO

Surely that seals it now! Ousmane Dembélé doubles Les Bleus’ advantage within six minutes, putting the game beyond Morocco’s reach.

GOAL! FRANCE 1-0 MOROCCO

It hadn’t been Mbappé’s night so far, but the captain redeems himself with a superb strike into the far left corner to give France the lead.

CHANCE!

That was close! Olisie sets up Mbappé inside the box as Bounou rushes out, but the forward blazes his shot over the bar. It’s later flagged offside, offering little comfort after a wasted opportunity.

CHANCE!

France continue to press, with Doué attempting to test Bounou from distance — though his effort is rather optimistic.

SECOND HALF

We’re back underway in Boston. Will there be a winner before the full 90 minutes are up?

It was an unusually poor first-half display from Les Bleus in front of goal.

HALF-TIME: FRANCE 0-0 MOROCCO

A strange conclusion to the opening 45 minutes in Boston. Didier Deschamps’ men dominated proceedings but couldn’t find a breakthrough past Bounou — even missing from the penalty spot.

CHANCE!

Five minutes of added time in the first half. Lucas Digne tries a spectacular strike that clips the crossbar before flying over.

CHANCE!

Bounou comes to Morocco’s rescue again, diving low to his right to deny Doué’s effort.

The Moroccan goalkeeper’s penalty-saving record is remarkable, by the way!

CHANCE!

Dembélé attempts an audacious long-range shot but gets his angles wrong, sending the ball high over the target.

The match pauses for the first hydration break — a well-timed respite for both sides. Mbappé is visibly frustrated by the three-minute delay between the penalty award and his strike, though the Real Madrid star’s effort was poor regardless.

MISSED PENALTY!

Mbappé hesitates in his run-up, allowing Bounou to read his intent and dive left to make the save.

PENALTY TO FRANCE!

Moments before the hydration break, Noussair Mazraoui trips Mbappé inside the area, giving France a golden opportunity to open the scoring.

CHANCE!

France continue to dominate as Doué sends in a cross for Dembélé, who fails to direct his header on target.

CHANCE!

Mbappé registers the game’s first shot, forcing Bounou into a save from long range. From the resulting corner, Dayot Upamecano’s header is also kept out by the Moroccan goalkeeper.

KICK-OFF

The wait is over — the quarter-final is underway at Boston Stadium.

France and Morocco face off in Boston in a rematch of their 2022 semi-final clash. Here’s how the two sides line up for this highly anticipated encounter.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Thursday’s World Cup quarter-final. After a rest day yesterday, the first team to reach the semi-finals will be decided tonight — stay tuned for all the action as it unfolds.