Kylian Mbappe's reaction to missing a penalty in France's FIFA World Cup quarter-final clash against Morocco has elicited reactions from fans. The Real Madrid superstar failed to add to his seven goals in the tournament so far in the game against the Atlas Lions.

France and Morocco are locked in a tight FIFA World Cup contest, but the Europeans got a chance to open the scoring midway through the first half. Mbappe got the ball in a 1v1 with Noussair Mazraoui and dribbled past the defender, whose attempt at a tackle saw him bring down the French forward, giving away a penalty.

Kylian Mbappe stepped up to take a second penalty in as many games, but failed to beat Bono with his weak effort, as the Al-Hilal shot-stopper made a comfortable catch. The 27-year-old was left frustrated after his kick, and went to complain to the referee about the amount of time it took before he was allowed to take the penalty, leading to reactions from fans.

The fans took to X to talk about Mbappe's reaction to his saved penalty and his complaints about the amount of time it took him to shoot.

One fan stated that he needs to calm down with his complaints, pointing out that the delay was not what led to his miss.

Another fan stated that he had no excuse for his missed penalty..

A fan called the excuse "dumb", asking if the referee asked him to shoot tamely.

Another fan sarcastically claimed that people would say Argentina had paid him to miss the penalty.

Kylian Mbappe's effort was saved by Morocco's penalty expert goalkeeper Bono, whose penalty record stands at a remarkable 78% missed for opponents in the FIFA World Cup. He has faced nine penalties in the tournament, including shootouts, and has conceded only two goals, saving four penalties.

France captain Kylian Mbappe contributed a goal and an assist for France in their FIFA World Cup quarter-final against Morocco. The 27-year-old took his tally in the competition to eight goals and three assists in only six appearances this summer.

Mbappe missed a penalty in the first half but redeemed himself in the second half with a goal and assist to put his side 2-0 up. He opened the scoring after 60 minutes, curling home a delightful effort from outside the box after Desire Doue played the ball to him.

The Real Madrid man turned provider only six minutes later, setting up Ousmane Dembele to curl home a second goal for Les Bleus. He was taken off in the 78th minute, with Jean-Philippe Mateta taking his place.

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