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The France captain finishes the World Cup on 10 goals to become the first player ever to top the scoring charts at two tournaments in a row, with Lionel Messi second on eight after a blank in the final.
Pau Cubarsi and Aymeric Laporte have anchored the meanest defence at the World Cup. On Tuesday in Dallas they face the tournament's top scorer, with a place in the final at stake.
For the third tournament running, France run into Spain in the knockout rounds, this time in the last four in Dallas on 14 July. Twice Lamine Yamal has settled it. Deschamps has one more go at breaking the spell.
He came off with ice on his right ankle in the 77th minute against Morocco, then waved the worry away with a flat "I'm all good." France will take him at his word, right up to the moment Deschamps names a side against Spain.
Kylian Mbappe had a first-half penalty saved by Yassine Bounou but responded after the break with a goal and an assist as France beat Morocco 2-0 in Foxborough to reach a third straight World Cup semi-final.
Four years after France ended Morocco's historic run in Qatar, the two sides meet again in Foxborough with a World Cup semi-final place on the line.
Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi are tied on seven goals apiece for the World Cup 2026 Golden Boot, with Mbappe holding the tiebreaker edge as Erling Haaland and Harry Kane push from two behind.
Germany are out, Morocco dumped the Netherlands, and a fixed bracket means Brazil vs Norway and Paraguay vs France are locked into the road to the MetLife final on July 19.
