Kylian Mbappe claims there is still 'a long way to go' after France's win over Morocco

[p]"[b]I don't know if you can say we are on a mission. That is the easy term to use. But I think we are aware that the only way to let up is by winning,[/b]" [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mbappe-kylian/Wn6E2SED/"]Mbappe[/a] told French broadcaster M6 [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/france-QkGeVG1n/morocco-IDKYO3R8/?mid=jJ5yWPhU"]after an eventful quarter-final tie[/a] in which he had a first-half penalty saved but later opened the scoring.[/p][p]"[b]We are in the semi-finals and we are very pleased. There is still a long way to go and we are aware that what awaits is going to be even harder, but we are ready,[/b]" he added.[/p][p]"[b]We are ready to confront everything we come up against, so we will recuperate in peace and watch tomorrow's game to find out who we will face next.[/b]"[/p][embed guid="1f4bc2db-27ed-48c5-bf50-58440f2c2c14" url="https://x.com/JacobsBen/status/2075331749538611536?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Mbappe had a hand in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dembele-ousmane/zsMC2Ec0/"]Ousmane Dembele[/a]'s goal which sealed the win for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/france/QkGeVG1n/"]France[/a] at the Gillette Stadium near Boston, before later being substituted after taking a knock to the ankle, and being replaced by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mateta-jean-philippe/nsFUj6GN/"]Jean-Philippe Mateta[/a].[/p][p]"[b]I'm fine. I took a knock on the ankle but I'm fine. I think at that point JP was more prepared than me to play the final 15 minutes so I came off.[/b]"[/p][p]He will expect to be fit for the semi-finals, with France now heading to Dallas to play the winner of Friday's quarter-final clash between [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/spain/bLyo6mco/"]Spain[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/belgium/GbB957na/"]Belgium[/a]. That last-four tie will take place next Tuesday, July 14.[/p][p]France won their first World Cup in 1998 and their second in 2018, before losing the 2022 final on penalties to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/argentina/f9OppQjp/"]Argentina[/a].[/p]