Thursday 7 July 2016 20:09, UK
France will be looking to make the Euro 2016 final on home soil but first must overcome world champions Germany in Marseille on Thursday.
France showed England how to do it last Sunday, destroying Iceland 5-2 in Paris while Germany needed penalties to overcome Italy a day later in Bordeaux.
Les Bleus will be looking for revenge after their World Cup quarter-final defeat to Germany two years ago, although they did win the most recent meeting in November.
Here we look at three players that could have a big say in who gets to Sunday's final at the Stade de France...
Thomas Muller
With striker Mario Gomez out for the rest of the tournament through injury, focus will turn to Thomas Muller, who is still searching for his first goal at Euro 2016.
But it's not been for the want of trying - the 2010 World Cup Golden Boot winner has missed a host of chances and could have bagged himself a hat-trick in the Group C win over Northern Ireland.
While Germany have improved on their march to the semi-final, the Bayern Munich striker, who scored five goals at the World Cup two years ago, has looked short of confidence.
Muller has 32 goals in 76 appearances for his country and despite just four shots on target, Germany boss Joachim Low has kept faith with his talisman, selecting Muller for all five games so far.
If Muller does break his duck against the hosts, it could go a long way to helping his country get past the French.
Dimitri Payet
West Ham's Dimitri Payet was only recalled to the French set-up in March, and where would Didier Deschamps' side be without the current Hammers' Player of the Year?
Payet hit 13 goals for the Premier League outfit last season and has maintained his form at Euro 2016, scoring three, including a late winner against Romania in the opening game of the tournament.
While Paul Pogba has been inconsistent, former Marseille playmaker Payet has been France's creative spark this summer.
Laurent Koscielny
France's defence has come in for some criticism, but the Arsenal man has arguably been the stand-out defender on show and he'll need to be on top form alongside Adil Rami.
Despite strolling past Iceland in the quarter-final, the hosts looked vulnerable at set-pieces and it is something Germany could capitalise on in Marseille.
So France boss Didier Deschamps will be relying on Koscielny to lead a defensive unit that has been under huge scrutiny throughout the tournament against a fluid German attacking force.
