LIVE Geen lead for Frankrijk: Kylian Mbappé’s penalty saved

France face Morocco tonight at 22:00 in the first quarter‑final, a repeat of the World Cup semi‑final in Qatar four years ago, and Kylian Mbappé’s spot‑kick is denied as goalkeeper Bounou makes the save. The live‑action shows France without a lead as the penalty sails into the keeper’s reach. From nowhere, defender Lucas Digne whips a free‑kick from the second line that rattles the post, the French left‑back’s effort narrowly missing a goal. In the closing minutes Morocco monopolises possession, circling the ball without creating a clear danger, simply waiting for a breakthrough. Striker Désiré Doué loses the ball easily to Bouaouzan, then embarks on a solo run; his central shot lacks precision and Bounou is quick to parry.

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Ousmane Dembélé curls a few touches inside the box but his left‑footed strike lands meters off target, showing his aim is still off‑point. Mbappé opts for the right‑bottom corner again, but Bounou reads the direction and pulls off a confident save on the softly struck penalty. A rapid French counter sees Mbappé sprint down the left, only for Mazraoui to tackle him naïvely, resulting in another penalty for France.

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France make one change from the round of 16 against Paraguay: Doué replaces his PSG teammate Bradley Barcola, while Didier Deschamps fields his stars Mbappé, Olivier Olise and Dembélé in the starting eleven. The liveblog tags include LIVE, Geen, Frankrijk, Kylian, Mbappé, Marokko, WK, Qatar, Google-favorietliveblogStatistiekenOpstellingliveblogBekijk, Digne, Franse, Bounou, ANP, EPA©, REUTERS35', Doué, Marokkanen, REUTERS©, REUTERS25', Fransen, Fransman, AP, Photo/Stephanie, Scarbrough19', Diop, Upamecano, IMAGN, IMAGES, Reuters©, Photo/Charles, Krupa©, EPA21:36, Hernandez, Randal, Kolo, Muani, Photo/Mark, StockwellDe, Saibari, Brahim, Diaz, AFPDoué, REUTERSHakimi, AFPFrans, Deschamps, REUTERS20:55, Paraguay, PSG-teamgenoot, Bradley, Barcola, Didier, Olise, Dembélé, Ismael, Brugge-speler, Chemsdine, Talbi. , Rode, Duivels, Frans, Emmanuel, Macron, Tour, France, Duivels. , België, Rudi, Garcia, Bleus', Marokko. , Nee, En, Marokkaanse, FIFA-functionarissen, Ouahbi, Photo/Martin, MeissnerNa, Canada, Staten-België700Emoties, Charles, De, Ketelaere, Romelu, Lukaku, VS, Mbapp, Kan, Krupa, Theo, Désiré, Dou, Bij, Club, Brugge, Talbi, Mohamed, Als.