France reach the World Cup semi-finals after defeating Morocco 2-0 on Thursday. Kylian Mbappé misses a penalty awarded in the 29th minute after Noussair Mazraoui brings him down inside the box. Despite the miss, Mbappé later scores for France, curling in a “superb” goal on the hour. France then extend their lead, adding a second goal within six minutes of the first, as described across multiple outlets. The match ends with France “brushing aside” Morocco and securing a place in the next round. Coverage from Yahoo Sports, Otago Daily Times, and RTE News all describe the same key sequence: the penalty awarded to France, Mbappé’s miss, Mbappé scoring shortly after, and France’s second goal arriving quickly. Channel NewsAsia provides a similar headline framing but does not add additional match details in the provided text.
Mbappé misses penalty as France defeat Morocco 2-0 to reach World Cup semi-finals
France reach the World Cup semi-finals after defeating Morocco 2-0 on Thursday. Kylian Mbappé misses a penalty awarded in the 29th minute after Noussair Mazraoui brings him down inside the box. Despit...
- France beat Morocco 2-0 to qualify for the World Cup semi-finals.
- Kylian Mbappé misses a penalty in the 29th minute after Noussair Mazraoui fouls him in the box.
- Mbappé later scores for France with a goal on the hour.
- France score a second goal within six minutes after taking the lead.
Kylian Mbappé missed a penalty but made up for it with a brilliant goal to help France beat Morocco 2-0 on Thursday and secure a spot in the World Cup semi-finals. France were awarded a penalty in the 29th minute after Noussair Mazraoui brought Mbappé down inside the box.
2 hours agoFrance's Kylian Mbappe celebrates after the match as France qualify for the semi final stage of the World Cup. Photo: Reuters France captain Kylian Mbappe missed a penalty but curled in a superb goal on the hour as France struck twice in six minutes to brush aside Morocco 2-0 and book their spot in the World Cup semi-finals.
3 hours agoFrance captain Kylian Mbappe missed a penalty but curled in a superb goal on the hour as France struck twice in six minutes to brush aside Morocco 2-0 on Thursday and book their spot in the World Cup semi-finals.
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