France vs Morocco Live: Kylian Mbappe was presented with a golden opportunity to add yet another goal to his already impressive tally at FIFA World Cups. However, the French captain, taking his second penalty of the ongoing tournament in North America, failed to convert from the spot as Les Bleus are still goalless against the Atlas Lions in the quarter-finals. Mbappe was fouled in the Moroccan box and then stood up to take the spot kick. However, the forward failed to score and put his team in lead in this crucial FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-final.
WATCH: Kylian Mbappe misses penalty against Morocco
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With the score being tied at 0-0, France was awarded a penalty after Kylian Mbappe was fouled in the penalty box by Noussair Mazraoui. Mbappe was almost in a 1v1 situation with the goalkeeper before the Moroccan defender dove in a reckless manner, bringing him down. Following the challenge, the referee quickly pointed towards the penalty spot, indicating a spot kick to France. However, there was a VAR check that was run in the background to ensure the on-field referee made the right call. It was almost certain that the decision to award the penalty would stand and it did.
Dembele guarded the ball and the penalty spot before handing the ball to Mbappe. As he stepped up to take the kick he was stopped for a moment by the referee as the VAR check was still ongoing. Once he was given the signal to take the kick, the 27-year-old who plaays for Real Madrid at the club level took a tame kick which the Moroccan keeper, Yassine Bounou saved by making a dive.
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At the time of writing, 40 minutes of the Quarter-Final clash have been played, and it is still goalless at the Boston Stadium. The runner-up from 2022, France, were presented with the best opportunity to score, but Mbappe failed to convert from the spot.
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FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16: France vs Morocco Starting Lineups
France national football team starting XI: Mike Maignan; Jules Kounde, Dayot Upamecano, William Saliba, Lucas Digne; Manu Kone, Adrien Rabiot; Ousmane Dembele, Michael Olise, Desire Doue; Kylian Mbappe
Morocco national football team starting XI: Yassine Bounou, Achraf Hakimi, Issa Diop, Noussair Mazraoui, Anass Salah Eddine; Neil El Aynaoui, Chemsdine Talbi, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Azzedine Ounahi, Bilal El Khannouss; Brahim Diaz
