Kylian Mbappe shrugged off a missed penalty to star as France beat Morocco 2-0 in Boston to clinch their spot in the semi-finals of the World Cup.
The France captain won a penalty in the first half but after a lengthy delay before the kick, his tame effort was saved by Yassine Bounou. Mbappe was not to be denied, scoring one and assisting another for Ousmane Dembele after the break.
Morocco offered little in attack without the injured Ismael Saibari and bow out at the quarter-final stage. France, with Mbappe now on eight goals for the tournament, have bigger ambitions. Didier Deschamps’ side will face Spain or Belgium in the semi-finals.
France’s Kylian Mbappe scores the opening goal during the World Cup quarter-final
The key moments from Boston
25 – PENALTY! Mazraoui lunged in on Mbappe to concede penalty.
28 – PENALTY MISSED! Mbappe’s tame spot-kick saved by Bono.
35 – SAVE! Bouaddi dispossessed by Doue but shot was saved.
45+2 – BAR! Digne’s swerving shot from distance struck crossbar.
60 – GOAL! Mbappe found the far corner to fire France in front.
66 – GOAL! Dembele’s shot crept beyond Bono to double the lead.
76 – SUB! Mbappe departed appearing unhurt after going down.
