In the end, it was a triumph of France’s savoir-faire, their ability to manage these type of occasions, to get the job done. Théo Hernandez scored early on and Didier Deschamps could reflect on a fine defensive performance, particularly from Ibrahima Konaté, which yielded a first clean sheet of this World Cup for his team.
When Kylian Mbappé crackled to life inside the area late on, showing his twinkle toes and seeing a low shot deflect, there was the substitute, Randal Muani, to tap home. Antoine Griezmann was once again excellent and France remain on course to defend their title. The final against Argentina on Sunday promises to be an epic.
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