India, July 11 -- Kylian Mbappe spread his arms out wide and spun around after scoring his eighth goal of this year's World Cup. He later gave the jubilant France fans dotted around the stadium a wave when he left the game because of an injury scare.

Les Bleus, with a star striker who said he's fine despite a right ankle issue, are headed back to the semifinals for the third straight World Cup tournament. Mbappe had a goal and an assist after missing a first-half penalty kick, Ousmane Dembele also scored and two-time champion France beat Morocco 2-0 on Thursday in the quarterfinals.

"There's only one way to relax, and that's by winning. Until we've done that, we don't let up," Mbappe said.

"We're in the semifinals and we're very happy,...