Kylian Mbappe followed Lionel Messis lead by missing a poor penalty in the first World Cup quarter-final in Boston against Morocco. The Real Madrid man was made to wait over three minutes after he was tripped in the area and looked unsure in his stuttering run-up.His connection was tame and easily saved by Yassine Bounou to leave the scores goalless.Last African side standing Morocco are unbeaten in 34 games while France are looking to reach at least the semi-finals for a third straight World Cup.Champions in 2018 and runners-up in Qatar, can anyone stop them this time?You can follow the game live here. Topics France National Football Team Kylian Mbapp Morocco National Football Team Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read LIVE France v Morocco: Commentary, updates, goals and stats as Mbappe looks to shoot down African champions Jon Fisher 9th July, 2026 France v Morocco: Line-ups confirmed for opening World Cup quarter final Tom Rostance 9th July, 2026 France v Morocco: World Cup 2026 line-ups, stats and preview, TV channel, live online stream and prediction Jon Fisher 9th July, 2026 World Cup 2026: Quarter-final predictions with Mbappe, Messi, Yamal and Haaland hoping to fire their teams to the last four Jon Fisher 9th July, 2026 World Cup final half-time show: Justin Bieber to play as performers lineup confirmed by FIFA Cian Cheesbrough 8th July, 2026 World Cup Golden Boot race: With Messi, Mbappe, Haaland and Kane all firing, who will finish as top scorer? Cian Cheesbrough 8th July, 2026
