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Argentina meet Spain at MetLife on Sunday with far more than the World Cup at stake. Messi can start a third final, and the holders aim for something no team has managed since Brazil in 1962.
Deschamps' side beat Morocco to reach the last four, and a win over Spain in Dallas on Tuesday would send France into a third final running. Only two nations in the tournament's history have ever managed it.
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.
Erling Haaland's 90th-minute strike against Brazil completed a brace and pulled him level with Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe on seven World Cup goals.
Kylian Mbappe surpasses Lionel Messi's record, Cristiano Ronaldo scores his first knockout goal at 39, and Switzerland's Johan Manzambi becomes the youngest player with five goal involvements since Pele.
