France national team captain Kylian Mbappe He was forced to leave the field due to injury concerns during his team’s 2-0 win over Morocco in the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals in Boston. Mbappe scored one goal and assisted another in the second half, before he was substituted in the 77th minute after suffering an ankle injury. The 27-year-old, who missed a penalty in the first half, opened the scoring with a curling shot on the hour mark before setting up Osman. Dembélé For France’s second goal six minutes later.
However, Mbappé was unable to continue the match and was substituted Jan–Philip Matita 13 minutes before the end of normal time.
Mbappé fell holding his ankle several times, but chose to continue after the first incident.
However, he was ultimately unable to continue, as manager Didier Deschamps replaced him with Jean-Philippe Mateta.
However, the extent of Mbappe’s injury remains unclear. The France captain was seen greeting fans in the stands after the final whistle, offering a potentially encouraging sign ahead of the semi-finals.
Mbappe spoke widely about his injury after the match.
Kylian Mbappé: “I’m fine! I had a knock on my ankle, but everything is fine.
“Mateta was more ready than me to play the last 15 minutes.” pic.twitter.com/2F3N2zFjez
– Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) July 9, 2026
Morocco managed to hold out until the end of the first half, but it was always only a matter of time before the continued French pressure bore fruit.
The breakthrough came after the hour mark, as Mbappé fired a brilliant right-footed shot past Bono from the edge of the area.
Paris Saint-Germain star Dembélé secured the game in the 66th minute, running dangerously forward from midfield before firing a low shot into the bottom corner.
France is now awaiting the winner of the quarter-final match scheduled for Friday in Los Angeles between European champion Spain and Belgium.
Spain, which has not conceded a single goal so far, eliminated Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal in the round of 16 and will look for its chance to overcome Belgium, which crushed the United States 4-1, to reach the quarter-finals.
On the other side of the draw, defending champion Argentina faces Switzerland in Kansas City on Saturday after qualifying for the quarter-finals.
England faces Norway in the other quarter-final match.
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