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France Coach Deschamps Criticizes Lengthy Delay Before Mbappe's Missed Penalty

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First reported by Walla · 6 hours ago

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France coach Didier Deschamps criticized the lengthy VAR delay before Kylian Mbappe's missed penalty against Morocco, which disrupted the striker's focus. Despite the miss, Mbappe scored later, helping France reach the World Cup semifinals, where they will face the winner of Spain and Belgium.

01Deschamps criticized the long VAR delay before Mbappe's missed penalty against Morocco.
02Mbappe waited over three minutes before taking the penalty, which was saved by Morocco's goalkeeper.
03Erling Haaland also condemned the lengthy wait on social media, calling it excessive.
04Mbappe scored a spectacular goal later, reaching 20 World Cup tournament goals.
05France advanced to the semifinals and will play the Spain-Belgium winner on July 14.
06Deschamps stressed the team's focus on progressing step-by-step toward the final.

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