# France ease past Morocco - is it certain to be Spain in the semis?

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Podcast: [The Totally Football Show with James Richardson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-totally-football-show-with-james-richardson-923658)
Published: 2026-07-10T03:00:25+00:00
Episode link: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/podcast/200-the-totally-football-show/episode-763
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The French find a way yet again as their class tells in the first quarter-final of this World Cup. Jimbo, Tom Williams and Tim Spiers are baking in the LA sunshine on Day 28 of the tournament. Kylian Mbappe misses a first-half penalty but then scores and assists as Les Bleus win 2-0 against the Atlas Lions. How do you stop them? They will face the winners of Friday’s quarter-final between Spain and Belgium. Pol Ballus isn’t worried about the Red Devils. Axel Brisart thinks he should be. And are they the world’s favourite team now? Plus are England in defensive crisis ahead of their clash with Norway? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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