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Mbappé vs. Yamal Aside, Keepers And Defenders Will Decide France vs. Spain

Every preview of Tuesday's World Cup semifinal leads with the same two names. Kylian Mbappé, eight goals, chasing history. Lamine Yamal, the heir apparent. Fair enough. Now let's talk about the men whose job is to ruin all of that, because they're the ones who will actually decide this game. Start with the numbers, because Spain's are absurd. One goal conceded in six matches. Six consecutive clean sheets to open the tournament, the longest shutout streak in World Cup history. Unai Simón went 649 minutes without picking the ball out of his net, breaking a record that had stood since Nadine Ange...