FOXBOROUGH, MA, July 9 (Reuters) – Captain Kylian Mbappe scored his eighth goal of the tournament to inspire France to a comprehensive 2-0 World Cup quarter-final win over Morocco on Thursday and set up a last-four clash with Spain or Belgium.
• Mbappe found the back of the net with a curled shot from just inside the box on the hour mark.
• Ousmane Dembele doubled the advantage in the 66th minute with a low drive.
• The 27-year-old Mbappe has netted 20 goals in 20 World Cup finals appearances.
• Mbappe had a penalty saved by Yassine Bounou in the 28th minute.
• He is level with Lionel Messi in the goalscoring charts at this World Cup, trailing the Argentine by one goal on the tournament’s all-time list.
• France are bidding to reach their third consecutive World Cup final.
(Reporting by Julien Pretot, editing by Ed Osmond)
