India, July 10 -- The modern generation of French superstars have written their names in the history books of international football. The captain Kylian Mbappe-led team officially rewrote almost a century of French footballing history by qualifying for the semifinals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a high-stakes, clinical 2-0 win over Morocco at Boston Stadium on July 9.

The headline-grabbing second half goals from Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele effectively propelled Didier Deschamps' side into the final four, but it was the defensive unit's relentless discipline that achieved an unprecedented national milestone. France's 90 minutes of shutting down Morocco's counter-attacking threats was their third straight clean sheet in the knockout rou...