Bounou joins goalkeepers' union elite with Mbappé penalty save 🧤

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Andrew Thompson

9 July 2026

The quarterfinals of the 2026

World Cup

has already given us a moment to savour this evening as tournament favourite

France

clashes with

Morocco

in Boston.

And we have two of the most beloved players from each side to thank for it.

Across what has been a dominant opening half from Didier Deschamps'

Les Bleus

are unfortunate to be level at nil-nil heading into the second half, with

Kylian Mbappé

spurning a glorious chance to add his 8th goal of the tournament.

The

Real Madrid

superstar confidently stepped up from the spot, only to watch as his nonchalant effort from 12 yards was saved by Atlas Lions cult hero Yassine Bounou.

Already a goalkeeper of pedigree and a key piece of his nation's recent ascendency on the international stage, the 35-year-old

Al-Hilal

goalkeeper has kept

in with a chance of ending their seven-match winless run against

, making history in the process.

Bounou now sits on four saved penalties at World Cups (including shootouts), joining some elite company.

–

Thursday, 9 July 2026

Now sat at a table with legendary figures the likes of Iker Casillas and Harald Schumacher, Bounou's international legacy is the stuff dreams are made of.

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