Olise gets away from his man with ease and sashays forward before dispatching to Mbappe. Stepovers ensue, until Mazraoui brings him down in the box. The referee blows his whistle and pointed to the spot without hesitation, and yet the players are left waiting as the VAR conducts a lengthy review.
Mbappe is going to take this โ if indeed this penalty is confirmed. He has to line the ball up a second time. When the penalty is finally given the go-ahead, he takes a stuttered run-up and โฆ delivers the ball straight to the keeper. That is an awful penalty. Why the stuttered run-up? Who has succeeded with this method?
That is the fifth penalty save this tournament, and we are off to get some hydration.
France 0-0 Morocco, 28 minutes
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