Haaland supports Mbappé on lengthy penalty wait during quarter-finals
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 10, 2026, 2:02 AM
Last updated Jul 10, 2026
Erling Haaland commented on Kylian Mbappé's experience with referee Facundo Tello during a penalty incident in the ongoing quarter-finals. Mbappé faced a delay before taking the penalty as players departed the box and VAR reviewed the situation. Haaland remarked on social media that a five-minute wait for a penalty is excessive. This incident has brought attention to the rules surrounding penalty shots in critical matches.
- •Haaland backs Mbappé’s criticism of the penalty wait time.
- •The incident occurred during the ongoing quarter-finals.
- •Mbappé waited for players to leave the box before taking the penalty.
- •VAR was reviewing the play, contributing to the delay.
- 2:02 AMYahoo Sports — 📸 Haaland backs Mbappé: waiting five minutes for a penalty is too long!
"Erling Haaland spoke out about Kylian Mbappé’s incident with referee Facundo Tello during the penalty that could have opened the scoring in the quarter-finals. "Waiting five minutes to take a pen...
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