Kylian Mbappé misses key penalty in World Cup quarter-final match
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 9, 2026, 8:42 PM
Last updated Jul 9, 2026
Kylian Mbappé missed a crucial penalty in the quarter-final against Morocco, which remains in progress. This occurred after Noussair Mazraoui fouled him in the box, awarding France a penalty kick. Mbappé's attempt was poor and saved by goalkeeper Yassine Bounou. Mbappé, who has scored seven goals during the tournament, faces criticism for this miss as it parallels Lionel Messi's struggles with penalties.
- •Mbappé awarded a penalty after a foul by Mazraoui
- •His penalty attempt saved easily by Yassine Bounou
- •Match currently underway with no goals scored yet
- •Mbappé has seven goals in the tournament so far
- 8:42 PMYahoo Sports — 📸 Mbappé does a Messi: the WORST penalty at this World Cup
"Superstars Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé are, without any doubt, having an absolutely outstanding World Cup. Only from the penalty spot, things still have not quite gone to plan.Messi, who leads th...
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