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Two summers ago few outside France knew his name. Now Desire Doue is Didier Deschamps' first-choice left winger, and he starts against Spain in Tuesday's World Cup semi-final in Dallas.
The reigning Ballon d'Or holder has a hat-trick, four goals and back-to-back Champions Leagues to his name. France's Ousmane Dembele meets Spain in Dallas on Tuesday with one of the game's rarest sets almost complete.
Victory over Belgium stretched Spain's unbeaten run to 36 matches, level with Scaloni's Argentina and one short of the men's international record held by Mancini's Italy. France, in Dallas on Tuesday, stand between them and history.
Twice in a week the Arsenal midfielder has come off the bench to settle a World Cup knockout tie for Spain. It is a pattern now, not a fluke, and it started by heading the hosts out of a home Euros.
