Didier Deschamps, France coach, has questioned why Kylian Mbappé was forced to wait to take his penalty shot against Morocco and claims that the delay contributed to the striker's miss. FOXBOROUGH, Mass. Yassine Bounou saved Mbappé's first-half spot kick after he was delayed more than three minutes before being allowed to shoot. Shortly after, the Real Madrid forward appeared to argue with the Argentinian officials, and Norway striker Erling Haaland posted on social media that the delay was "too long" during the game. Deschamps said, "I fully agree with Haaland." "I believe there was a two-minute second review after the VAR review. I don't know what took place. "After some time, Kylian was prepared to shoot. I don't want to make excuses, but the situation wasn't easy." Mbappé made up for his missed opportunity to put France ahead in the first half by scoring his 20th and eighth World Cup goal after the break. France won 2-0 to advance to the World Cup semifinals for the third time in a row thanks to his superbly executed finish from the box edge and Ousmane Dembélé's subsequent goal. On July 14, they will play either Belgium or Spain in the last four in Dallas. "I'm extremely proud to be here for a third time in a row," said Deschamps. "We are not yet in the final. We have another tough game coming up. Anyone in the semifinal is part of the four best teams in the world. The goal is to go to the final but step by step.
"We are on a mission for this shirt and everyone who wants us to win."
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