Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank 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 inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMorocco goalkeeper Bono saved France captain Kylian Mbappe’s first-half penalty in their World Cup quarter-final clash on Thursday.Mbappe had won the penalty after being fouled by Manchester United’s Noussair Mazraoui but was made to wait around three minutes to take the spot-kick.When he eventually stepped up, his effort was tame and was easily stopped by Bono as he dived to his left and held onto the ball.Bono has now saved seven of the nine penalties he has faced in World Cups, including penalty shootouts.He starred in Morocco’s last-16 penalty shootout win over Spain at the 2022 World Cup, and was key to Morocco’s shootout win against the Netherlands in the round of 32 at this year’s tournament.More bulletinsThank 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

Kylian Mbappé missed a penalty kick against Morocco but he still powered France to a World Cup quarterfinal win.

Conocido mundialmente como Bono, el arquero marroquí se vistió de gigante en el Mundial 2026 al atajarle un penal clave al capitán francés en los cuartos de final. Un repaso por…