World Cup 2022: Would France be the first team to win back-to-back World Cups?

Kylian Mbappe kissing the World Cup
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France are two games away from successfully defending the World Cup title they clinched in such impressive fashion four years ago in Russia.

Les Bleus face tournament sensations Morocco in Wednesday’s semi-final, where a clash with Argentina in the showpiece game is the prize for the winner.

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Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.