"To all French people, Hugo Lloris is a legend", says Lenglet

became

's all-time leading appearance maker for the men's team with 143 matches against England on Saturday and could become the first captain to lift the World Cup trophy twice if France wins the

"I'm so proud of Hugo, it's such a big achievement,"

Lenglet who plays with Lloris in Tottenham said. 

"For a long time, Lilian Thuram was the number one, now Hugo is the new number one, and reaching the number in such a big game against England, where he played very well.

"To all French people, he's a legend because he's a very good person, a very good professional, an amazing goalkeeper. He's one of the best players in the history of the French national team.

"Hopefully, he'll have two more caps at the World Cup. He can make history. It's a long way yet, you have to think game by game - Morocco next. But as I said, it would be a big, big achievement for him [to lift the trophy again]."

France will face Morocco in the semi-final on Wednesday. Argentina and Croatia face each other in another semi-final match.

Morocco is the first African nation in the World Cup semi-finals. Morocco also is the first team to reach the semi-final without conceding a goal scored by an opposing player since Italy in 2006.

Lenglet believes France is good enough to beat Morocco and wins the World Cup for the second consecutive tournament.

"It's a big game for both teams,"

he added. 

"We are happy to play an African team in the semi-final. I'm sure we will see a game with a lot of intensity and duels, they are very, very strong.

"I believe France has the experience, they won a difficult game against England when, during the game, it was not always easy. When you win that type of game, you are completely ready. I think France will do it, they have all the quality to do it again."

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