France booked their spot in the World Cup semifinals with a 2-0 victory over Morocco in a quarterfinal clash in Boston on Thursday, powered by second-half goals from Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele,

France brushed Morocco aside with another hugely impressive World Cup performance — but there was concern for Kylian Mbappe after he was forced off late on. Mbappe bounced back from having an early penalty saved to curl France into the lead with a fine finish.

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By Mark Gleeson ATLANTA, July 10 (Reuters) - Morocco proved unable to emulate their semi-final heroics of the last World Cup, again running into a French roadblock as they lost in the last eight on Thursday,

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