Mbappe controversially denied penalty against Senegal after VAR review – here’s why

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMbappe went down in the box but was not given a penalty (Reuters)Kylian Mbappe was controversially denied a penalty during France’s World Cup clash with Senegal on Tuesday.Mbappe appeared to be brought down in the penalty area by Sadio Mane, but the referee waved away his protests and pointed for a corner kick.VAR got involved and recommended that the referee review the incident on his pitchside monitor.After looking at the incident, the referee decided to stick with his original decision and announced to the stadium that Mbappe had “initiated the contact” with the defender.Just minutes after the controversial decision, Mbappe did finally get on the scoresheet to give France the lead.In fullFrance vs Senegal LIVE: Les Bleus controversially denied penalty after poor Mane challenge on MbappeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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