France reached the FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-finals with a 2-0 win over Morocco, but the match was overshadowed by a lengthy VAR review that delayed Kylian Mbappé’s first-half penalty. Erling Haaland criticised the delay on social media after Yassine Bounou saved the spot-kick. Mbappé later scored as debate over VAR and refereeing dominated post-match discussion.
