France had the World Cup’s most dangerous offense. Then Spain shut it down.

Kylian Mbappé and France entered Tuesday’s World Cup semifinal with a seemingly unstoppable offensive attack. Then it met Spain.

The day before his team played in a World Cup semifinal, France coach Didier Deschamps tried shifting the pressure by calling his opponent, Spain, the favorite to win the tournament.

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