Kylian Mbappé was crowned with the man of the match award for France against Morocco in the quarter-final competitions.
Kylian Mbappé
Club: Real Madrid
The French national team secured the first qualification ticket to the semi-finals of the 2026 World Cup after winning against Morocco.
The French roosters defeated Morocco two goals to nil in the first quarter-final match.
Mbappé won the man of the match award for the third time in the current edition of the World Cup.
Mbappé scored a goal and missed a penalty during the match against Morocco in the quarter-finals.
Kylian Mbappé missed a penalty in the 28th minute after Yassine Bounou successfully saved it, and the first half ended in a goalless draw.
Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé scored France's two goals in the 60th and 66th minutes.
The French national team qualifies for the semi-finals, awaiting the qualifier from the Spain vs Belgium match.
The French national team eliminated their Moroccan counterpart from the World Cup for the second consecutive edition.
After winning against the Atlas Lions two goals to nil in 2022, the French national team repeated its victory with the same result in the current edition.
Kylian Mbappé continued his brilliance with the French national team and was not affected by missing the penalty in the first half.
Mbappé raised his tally to 8 goals in the 2026 World Cup to share the top scorers lead with Lionel Messi.
Mbappé reached 10 contributions in the 2026 World Cup edition with 8 goals and 2 decisive passes, equaling what he achieved in 2022, becoming the first player to do so since 1966.
Mbappé contributed in all matches of the 2026 edition, scoring two goals against Senegal, Iraq, and Sweden, two against each team, and assisted two goals against Norway, scored a goal against Paraguay, and scored and assisted against Morocco.
He also reached the 20th goal in his World Cup career during 20 matches, behind Messi by a single goal in the all-time top scorers.
