France vs Morocco: Kylian Mbappe Scores A Screamer To Put Les Bleus In Lead | WATCH Video Here

France vs Morocco Live: It is proving to be almost impossible to keep Kylian Mbappe quiet, and the French forward has shown once again why he is regarded as arguably the best player of this generation. The 27-year-old, after missing from the spot early in the first half, scored from outside the Moroccan box in the second half to put the 2022 World Cup runners-up in the lead. With this goal, Mbappe now has the joint-most goals in the ongoing tournament, level with Lionel Messi. The forward, who plays for Real Madrid at a club level, scored his eighth goal of the tournament. 

WATCH: Kylian Mbappe scores against Morocco to put Les Bleus in lead

KYLIAN MBAPPE WHAT A GOAL!!

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Kylian Mbappe redeemed himself by scoring the opening goal against Morocco. From the edge of the box, Mbappe scored with his right foot to find the net for the 20th time in the World Cups in as many games. Right at the one hour mark, Mbappe scored in the 60th minute to put his team in the lead. 

France vs Morocco Live

At the time of writing, 70 minutes of the Quarter-Final clash have been played, and it is the runner-up from 2022 who are in the lead. Kylian Mbappe scored the opening goal to put the Atlas Lions on the back foot. Just when the African nation would have thought that they could stage a comeback from the one-goal deficit, Ousmane Dembele scored his fifth goal of the tournament to double the lead for France. If the scoreline stands, France will make it to their third semi-final in a row, having won the trophy in 2018 and finishing as runner-up in 2022 against Argentina. Meanwhile, in the semi-final, France would face the winner of Spain vs Belgium quarter-final.

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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