Mbappe Dismisses Injury Fears After Quarter-Final Victory
Mbappé scored his eighth World Cup goal and added an assist before leaving with a minor right-ankle injury, coach Didier Deschamps said.
- France defeated Morocco 2-0 to reach the World Cup semifinals, with Kylian Mbappé scoring his eighth goal of the tournament. The victory secures France's third consecutive semifinal appearance.
- After missing a 28th-minute penalty kick saved by Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou, Mbappé redeemed himself by scoring in the 60th minute. He assisted Ousmane Dembélé six minutes later to extend the lead.
- Mbappé signaled for help in the 77th minute after an earlier collision with Issa Diop in the 63rd minute. He left the game and watched the final minutes from the bench with an ice pack on his ankle.
- Addressing his condition, Mbappé stated, "I took a knock to the ankle, but I'm fine." He was replaced by Jean-Philippe Mateta and showed no ill effects while celebrating with teammates.
- France awaits a semifinal matchup against either Spain or Belgium. Mbappé has scored his 20th goal in 20 World Cup games, equaling Argentina captain Lionel Messi for the tournament lead.
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The captain of the French football team, Kylian Mbappe, said that he is very happy about his team's victory over Morocco in the World Cup quarter-final match, but that he believes that his team still has a "long way to go" to win the world championship.
Mbappé plays down injury fear after France beat Morocco to reach World Cup semis
France skipper Kylian Mbappé moved quickly on Thursday night to assert his fitness for the World Cup semi-finals after he left the quarter-final clash with Morocco late in the second-half at at the Boston Stadium.
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aachener-zeitung.deThe title favourite again reached the final round of a World Cup. Kylian Mbappé is in focus again - also because of his heel. England is in front of the duel with Norway for the bet of two players.Leaded by striker star Kylian Mbappé, France has reached the semi-finals of a football World Cup for the third time in a row.The big title favourite was highly deserved in the quarterfinals with 2:0 (0:0) against Morocco and now meets the winner of the…
HUMEUR - The captain of the Blues, once again decisive Thursday in the semifinal qualifying at the expense of Morocco (2-0), made an exceptional World Cup.
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