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[caption id="attachment_69999" align="aligncenter" width="580"] France and Belgium footballers in action during the first semifinal of 2018 FIFA World Cup. Image Source: twitter[/caption] XtraTime Web Desk: We all know that France has already reached the Final of FIFA World Cup 2018 by beating Belgium 1-0 at St. Petersburg earlier today thanks to a brilliant header by Samuel Umtiti. Now we will do some statistical analysis of the semifinal. # France have reached their third World Cup final, also doing so in 1998 and 2006. Only Germany (8) and Italy (6) have reached more among European nations. # Since reaching their first in 1998, France have now reached more World Cup finals than any other nation (3). # This was Belgium’s first defeat of any kind since a friendly defeat against Spain in September 2016. # France have beaten Belgium three times in World Cup matches, more than they’ve beaten any other side in the competition. # Despite having almost two-thirds of the possession in this match (64%), Belgium attempted just nine shots – 10 fewer than France managed (19).