‘Absolute perfection!’ Mbappe fires France ahead against Morocco
FIFA WC26
2-0
Finished
2-0
Finished
Key moments
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60'
Goal
Kylian MBAPPE (France) scores!! -
63'
Yellow card
Issa DIOP (Morocco) is booked by -
66'
Goal
Ousmane DEMBELE (France) scores!!
Squads
France squad
- Selected
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3 Lucas Digne
Defender -
4 Dayot UPAMECANO
Defender -
5 Jules KOUNDE
Defender -
6 Manu KONE
Midfielder -
7 Ousmane DEMBELE
Forward -
10 Kylian MBAPPE
C Forward -
11 Michael OLISE
Forward -
14 Adrien RABIOT
Midfielder -
16 Mike MAIGNAN
Goalkeeper -
17 William SALIBA
Defender -
20 Desire DOUE
Forward -
1 Brice SAMBA
Goalkeeper -
2 Malo GUSTO
Defender -
8 Aurelien TCHOUAMENI
Midfielder -
9 Marcus THURAM
Forward -
12 Bradley BARCOLA
Forward -
13 Ngolo KANTE
Midfielder -
15 Ibrahima KONATE
Defender -
18 Warren ZAIRE-EMERY
Midfielder -
19 Theo HERNANDEZ
Defender -
21 Lucas HERNANDEZ
Defender -
22 Jean-Philippe MATETA
Forward -
23 Robin RISSER
Goalkeeper -
24 Rayan CHERKI
Midfielder -
25 Maghnes AKLIOUCHE
Midfielder -
26 Maxence Lacroix
Defender
Morocco squad
- Selected
-
1 Yassine BOUNOU
Goalkeeper -
2 Achraf HAKIMI
C Defender -
3 Noussair MAZRAOUI
Defender -
6 Ayyoub BOUADDI
Midfielder -
7 Chemsdine TALBI
Midfielder -
8 Azzedine OUNAHI
Midfielder -
10 Brahim DIAZ
Forward -
14 Issa Diop
Defender -
23 Bilal EL KHANNOUSS
Midfielder -
24 Neil EL AYNAOUI
Midfielder -
26 Anass SALAH EDDINE
Defender -
4 Sofyan AMRABAT
Midfielder -
5 Marwane SAADANE
Defender -
9 Soufiane RAHIMI
Forward -
11 Ismael SAIBARI
Midfielder -
12 Munir EL KAJOUI
Goalkeeper -
13 Zakaria EL OUAHDI
Defender -
15 Samir EL MOURABET
Midfielder -
16 Gessime YASSINE
Midfielder -
17 Amine SBAI
Forward -
18 Chadi RIAD
Defender -
19 Youssef BELAMMARI
Defender -
20 Ayoub El Kaabi
Forward -
21 Ayoube AMAIMOUNI
Forward -
22 Ahmed Reda TAGNAOUTI
Goalkeeper -
25 Redouane HALHAL
Defender
France have taken a 2-0 lead over Morocco at the 2026 World Cup, with Kylian Mbappe opening the scoring in a match that ended in a France victory. The BBC Sport piece centres on a video replay showcasing Mbappe's goal from multiple camera angles, with the finish praised as "absolute perfection".
The accompanying content is a short video feature rather than a full report, and it links to a separate match report confirming the 2-0 result. The clip is available to UK users only and was published shortly before this summary, offering various perspectives on Mbappe's strike.
- Mbappe scores to put France ahead of Morocco.
- France won the World Cup 2026 tie 2-0.
- BBC video shows the goal from multiple angles.