Kylian Mbappé embraces leadership role for France to urge team humility

The Guardian · 1 month ago

France
2

FIFA WC26
2-0
Finished

Morocco
0

Key moments

1. 60'
   Goal
   Kylian MBAPPE (France) scores!!
2. 63'
   Yellow card
   Issa DIOP (Morocco) is booked by
3. 66'
   Goal
   Ousmane DEMBELE (France) scores!!

Squads

France squad

• Selected
• 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

Didier Deschamps’ decision to give the inspirational forward the captaincy has paid off with no complacency on their run to the semi-finals The driving force behind France’s semi-final win over Morocco in 2022, Antoine Griezmann, was watching on from the stands this time as Les Bleus powered past the Atlas Lions to reach a third…

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