Kylian Mbappe continues to shine when scoring a super product, making a great contribution to helping France defeat Morocco 2-0 to win a ticket to the semi-finals of the 2026 World Cup.
The 27-year-old striker opened the score in the 60th minute with a classy curling shot, redeeming his mistake after being saved a penalty by goalkeeper Yassine Bounou in the first half. Just 6 minutes later, Ousmane Dembele doubled the lead, closing a convincing victory for coach Didier Deschamps' team.
This is the second consecutive time France has overcome Morocco in the World Cup knockout round, after winning in the semi-finals in 2022. Les Bleus will face the winner in the quarter-final match between Spain and Belgium to compete for a ticket to the final.
France's greatest strength still comes from the explosive attack. The trio Mbappe, Dembele and Michael Olise, along with the support of Desire Doue and Bradley Barcola, make every defense encounter countless difficulties thanks to their fast, technical and improvisational playing style.
Mbappe and France can score at any time
Barcola once compared France's attack to street football matches, where players freely show off their skills and constantly swap positions. This flexibility has helped Les Bleus become the team with the most fearsome attack in the league.
With the goal against Morocco, Mbappe has increased the total number of goals scored at the 2026 World Cup to eight, equaling his own record at the 2022 World Cup. He became the first player in history to score 8 goals in two different World Cups, and also raised his record to 20 goals after 20 matches in the World Cup finals.
Not only scoring goals, Mbappe also became the first French player to contribute to more than 100 goals of the national team. Impressive numbers continue to affirm his position in the group of best players in the world.
Morocco tried many tactical options, from crowded defense in the first half to pushing up the squad after the break. However, before the speed and coordination ability of the French attack, the African representative still could not stand firm.
In fact, Les Bleus also created a series of good chances and could completely score more than 2 goals. However, the two goals of Mbappe and Dembele are still enough to affirm their superior strength, taking France straight to the semi-finals as one of the strongest candidates for the championship.
Bounou was excellent but could not save Morocco
Yassine Bounou had another excellent performance, but that was still not enough to help Morocco stop the strength of the French team.
The 35-year-old goalkeeper was the biggest highlight of the African representative throughout the match. Right from the beginning of the match, he continuously denied Dayot Upamecano's chances, before successfully saving Mbappe's penalty, raising the total number of penalty saves at World Cups to four.
Although Morocco stopped, Bounou still affirmed his class with an impressive World Cup, following his excellent performance in Qatar in 2022. At the age of 35, he still shows his ability to play at the top and is completely capable of reaching the 2030 World Cup, when he will turn 39.
