Kylian Mbappe failed to score as France's dream of a third straight World Cup final was snuffed out by Spain Credit: FRANCK FIFE / AFP

France arrived in the World Cup semi-finals hailed as the most scintillating attacking force to grace the tournament since Brazil’s fabled 1982 side. 

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