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Did the defender even make contact? Mbappé accused of diving against Morocco

Was the France forward guilty of simulation?

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Did the defender even make contact? Mbappé accused of diving against Morocco

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France and Morocco are facing off in the quarter-finals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and although a penalty was awarded midway through the first half, questions have since been raised over whether the incident involved simulation.

Details: The Archivo VAR account published several screenshots, claiming that Kylian Mbappé dived in the incident and that Morocco defender Noussair Mazraoui made no contact with the France forward.

Quote: "Mbappé dives before any contact with Mazraoui. In fact, it's such an obvious dive that the Frenchman should have been shown a yellow card," the post read.

🖥️💥 Cobardía absoluta del VAR en el Francia - Marruecos.

👉🏻 Mbappé se deja caer antes de producirse el contacto con Mazraoui.

❌ 𝗡𝗢 𝗘𝗦 𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗜.

▪️ De hecho, es un piscinazo tan descarado que debió conllevar tarjeta amarilla para el francés. pic.twitter.com/vewSAf1Gc0
— Archivo VAR (@ArchivoVAR) July 9, 2026

Meanwhile, Morocco's Ayyoub Bouaddi has become the second-youngest player ever to feature in a FIFA World Cup quarter-final. He is currently 18 years and 280 days old.

Reminder: Lionel Messi recently set another unique FIFA World Cup record.

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