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With the French team having just won their quarter-final against Morocco, they are set to face the winner of the Spain-Belgium match in the semi-finals. We asked French fans who they would prefer to face.

Widdecombe’s political career spanned decades – she served as MP for Maidstone in Kent for 23 years and worked as a Home Office and employment minister in John Major’s government between 1994 and 1997. Following news of the police investigation, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said it was “shocking news” and his thoughts were with…

Carl Smigielski, 61, is single now, after being a caregiver to his husband, Moshe, who died in 2019. He expects to be a “solo ager,” someone who doesn’t have a family member to rely on as he gets older. Ashley Milne-Tyte for NPR hide caption toggle caption Ashley Milne-Tyte for NPR Stay up to date…

Neil Johnston, BBC Sport journalist It’s going to require something extra special to stop this Les Bleus juggernaut from reaching a third straight World Cup final. France have overcome a two-hour storm delay in Philadelphia, the loss of Deschamps for one match (he returned home for the funeral of his mother) and Paraguay’s ‘dark arts’…

President Donald Trump points during a media conference at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. Francisco Seco/AP hide caption toggle caption Francisco Seco/AP Sign up for alerts on breaking news and exclusive reporting from NPR Democrats in Congress hailed it as the biggest housing bill in decades. Republicans called it a…

France forward Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the World Cup quarterfinal against Morocco in Foxborough, Mass. on Thursday. Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty Images FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — It was billed as a battle of the World Cup heavyweights, and it looked close for…