France is closing in on another potential World Cup title, cementing their status as favorites for the 2026 competition. An impressive 2-0 quarter-final victory over Morocco made Les Bleus the first nation to secure a spot in the semi-finals.

This tournament marks the final chapter for manager Didier Deschamps, raising the question of whether he has assembled the greatest French team in history. Patrick Vieira, a key midfielder in France’s 1998 World Cup-winning side, believes this squad is on the verge of greatness.

"We're talking about a generation of players and when you look at the squad and the attacking players, it is maybe one of the best, because you have so many players — it is so unbelievable," Vieira told the media.

The victory featured two goals in a six-minute second-half blitz. Ballon d'Or holder Ousmane Dembélé found the net shortly after Kylian Mbappé opened the scoring. Despite having a first-half penalty saved, Mbappé's goal was his eighth of the tournament, tying him with Argentina's Lionel Messi as the top scorer. Mbappé currently leads the Golden Boot race due to a higher assist count.

With Dembélé scoring his fifth of the campaign, France has become only the second side in the past 50 years to have two players score five or more goals at a single World Cup, matching Brazil's iconic 2002 duo of Ronaldo and Rivaldo. France has now scored 16 goals in the tournament, outscoring every other team so far.

"France are the best, most skilful, most dangerous attacking team in the tournament," former Scotland striker Pat Nevin said. "They have more than one [threat]. They have two, three, four that are capable."

If France lifts the trophy on July 19, this generation will have a powerful claim to being the greatest Les Bleus team ever assembled.