00:00France are becoming football's version of quicksand.
00:03The harder you fight them, the deeper you sink.
00:10Morocco arrived unbeaten in 34 matches.
00:13They left knowing organisation alone isn't enough when talent keeps knocking on the door.
00:18Le Bleu don't overwhelm you all at once.
00:20They keep tightening the screw until the game belongs to them.
00:24Mbappe even missed a penalty.
00:26For most teams, that's a wobble.
00:28France barely noticed.
00:30An hour later, he bent home a finish that barely looked possible.
00:35Defender in the way, goalkeeper unsighted, but the goal was inevitable.
00:40Then came Ousmane Dembele, butterier than a croissant, more deadly than the guillotine.
00:45Suddenly, the contest was over.
00:47Mbappe is now level with Lionel Messi on eight goals,
00:51but leads the golden boot race because he has no assists.
00:54Dembele with five goals still isn't out of the running either.
00:58And that's France's real strength.
01:00When one star pauses, another steps forward.
01:04Few teams can match that depth.
01:06Their football isn't always perfect now.
01:08It doesn't have to be.
01:09Champions know when brilliance is enough.
01:13Morocco managed just one shot on target.
01:15France didn't simply win.
01:21Spain or Belgium come next.
01:23They'll study the video.
01:25They'll make a plan.
01:26But so did Morocco.
01:27And that's the problem.
01:29Everyone has a plan until France produced another moment of genius.
01:33Right now, Le Bleu aren't just favourites.
01:35They are the question nobody has answered.
01:39Frankie D. Cruz, Bob Holmes and Amardit Gill.
01:42FMT.
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