FIFA WC SF 1 | As It Happened: Umtiti’s Winner Put France in Final

France take on Belgium in the first semi-final in St Petersburg.

Roberto Martinez's swashbuckling Belgium side head into the semi-final with familiar foes France as the World Cup's leading scorers, but their old rivals have evolved as the tournament has progressed and will also be full of confidence.

Belgium have scored 14 goals in five matches and were hugely impressive in their 2-1 quarter-final victory over Brazil, with Romelu Lukaku, Eden Hazard and Kevin de Bruyne combining to devastating effect to oust the five-times world champions.

In contrast, France sleep-walked through the group stages, eking out wins over Australia and Peru before a stultifying 0-0 draw with Denmark.

Not Belgium's Day. Another Pre-Tournament Favourite Bites The Dust.

🙁 No final it is 😢

That's #Football. We did our best. ⚽️

The support in 🇧🇪 & all over the world was once again amazing !

👏 Félicitations @equipedefrance et bonne chance pour la finale ! 👍

We go for 🥉 now ! 💪

👊🏽 @Fanclub1895 #REDTOGETHER#WorldCup#FRABEL pic.twitter.com/OnLhIg0zoP

— Belgian Red Devils (@BelRedDevils) July 10, 2018

Happy Scenes in French Camp

FINALLLLLLL!#FiersdetreBleus #FRABEL pic.twitter.com/ZrPS0t8S6a

— French Team (@FrenchTeam) July 10, 2018

Umtiti Named Man of The Match

Match #61 | #FRA 1-0 #BEL #FRABEL pic.twitter.com/0ZJ9WOcHEq

— FIFA World Cup 🏆 (@FIFAWorldCup) July 10, 2018

One Last Hurdle For France

So... @FrenchTeam will face either #CRO or #ENG in the #WorldCupFinal!#WorldCup pic.twitter.com/2uLLXsdrXi

— FIFA World Cup 🏆 (@FIFAWorldCup) July 10, 2018