Compared to putting five past surprise packages Iceland, beating the might of world champions Germany is a different prospect altogether.
Joachim Low's Germans edged out Italy in a penalty shoot-out in their quarter-final and, despite some key absentees, will take some stopping in their final-four clash in Marseille.
Germany have eliminated the hosts on nine occasions in World Cups and European Championships, six of them in the semi-finals, so the omens are not good for Les Bleus.
Teams
However, in better news Didier Deschamps can report a clean bill of health in his squad.
Adil Rami and N'Golo Kante both look likely to return after the suspended duo sat out of the 5-2 victory over Iceland on Sunday.
Laurent Koscielny and Olivier Giroud - both one booking from a ban – were also taken off early against the Scandinavian minnows to ensure they can appear.
Koscielny and Rami's centre-back pairing could prove vital for a France side that have never kept a clean sheet in their four meetings with Germany at major tournaments.
Germany, meanwhile, are missing key players all over the park.
In midfield, Sami Khedira has been ruled out of the rest of the tournament with injury while squad captain Bastian Schweinsteiger is also a fitness doubt meaning 20-year-old Julian Weigl could start for Germany for only the second time in his career.
The problems do not end there however, as centre-back Mats Hummels is suspended – probably meaning a recall for Shkodran Mustafi.
And up front Mario Gomez has also been ruled out meaning Mario Gotze could also return to the starting lineup.
Ones to Watch
France - Olivier Giroud
Antoine Griezmann's delicious chip against Iceland lifted him to the top of the goal-scoring charts at Euro 2016 with four strikes and counting.
But one behind him in the race for the Golden Boot is his strike partner Giroud who bagged a double in the quarter-final and looks to be peaking at just the right time.
The Arsenal man has already scored in three different games against Manuel Neuer this season and, if France can plug the holes at the back, he could prove the matchwinner once again.
"We had a lot of fun and are very pleased with our performance," said the front-man.
"We will try to erase some of the small defensive mistakes because against Germany we will be punished."
Germany - Thomas Muller
Thomas Muller, the Golden Boot winner at World Cup 2010 has yet to score at this year's Euros and the Bayern star even missed his penalty in the shootout against Italy in the quarters.
But with Gomez out injured, the time is now for Muller to step up and rediscover that touch in front of goal that has evaded him of late.
If Muller finds his form then Germany are a daunting prospect and the man himself admits France are not giving him and his team-mates sleepless nights.
"Fear never comes into it," he said. "We know France have many good players, but Iceland didn't honestly look that good at the back so if we defend well as a team, we will not let these players get into positions to show their class.
"We're respectful but I'm optimistic we'll find a solution even if we've got some players missing out, which is bitter.
"I said before the tournament that I've never seen so much depth of quality in our team as we have now so I'm sure we can compensate."
Head to head
France have not won a competitive fixture against Germany since 1958.
However, Deschamps' side did win the last meeting between the two sides with a 2-0 victory at the Stade de France in a friendly in November on a night that saw football take a back seat to the terrorist atrocities that occurred outside the ground and all over the city of Paris.
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Source: Sportsbeat
