Tottenham defender Clement Lenglet has paid tribute to teammate Hugo Lloris after became France's all-time record caps holder.

A full international since 2008, Lloris has overtaken legendary defender Lilian Thuram's record of 142 caps - a number that had stood for 14 years.

Ahead of France's World Cup semifinal against Morocco, Lenglet told the club's website: “I'm so proud of Hugo, it's such a big achievement. 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."

He added: “It's a big game for both teams. There are a lot of French people in Morocco, a lot of Moroccans in France, so it's a huge game. We are happy to play an African team in the semi-final, the first time in history. I'm sure we will see a game with a lot of intensity and duels, they are very, very strong.

“I believe France have 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."