Didier Deschamp's France trumped Belgium to a final spot by a goal to nothing, guiding the Les Blues to their third World Cup final.
With the game looking tight, it took 51 minutes for the French side to find the opening goal and there was no looking back ever since.
Here are the three reasons why France confidently dispatched a talented Belgian side:
1. Roberto Martinez failed to find a solution after losing Thomas Meunier
The wing-back has been in excellent form for the Red Devils and picked up a yellow-card against Brazil in the previous round, suspending him from the semi-final.
Many expected Roberto Martinez to maybe switch back to a four-man defence but the Spaniard persisted with 3-4-3. In came Nacer Chadli, ensuring that Mousa Dembele cemented his spot in the middle.
The French took full advantage of this confusion, with the Belgian midfield often being caught sleeping and just a second behind the French attackers.
Pogba and Kante helped the attack transition seamlessly, ensuring that the Belgian midfield often found themselves in an uncomfortable position.
2. They effectively shut down the Belgian attack
The Belgian attack was with the likes of Eden Hazard, Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku on their side, the Belgian's have been scarily impressive during their attacking transitions. They move the ball forward with so much ease and comfort that it almost looks effortless.
Didier Deschamps knew that his side would have to really negate any impact the Belgian stars could have in the game if they were to go through to the final.
Belgium often found their creative midfielder's struggling to either provide the service or penetrate an impressive French defence.
3. Hugo Lloris steps up to the occasion
The captain is leading from the front and there is no denying that he has had a tremendous effect on a well-oiled French defence.
Belgium looked scarily dominant during the early parts of the game and the French goalkeeper had to deserve every little bit of the Golden Glove he was awarded at the end of 90 minutes.
He denied fellow club team-mate Toby Alderweireld in the 22nd minute with a spectacular dive at full stretch, sending the footballing world into a frenzy.
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