This could have been a turning point in this World Cup quarter-final against Morocco. In the first period, the Blues benefited from a penalty obtained by Mbappé following a foul by Mazraoui. The referee signaled the foul and indicated the penalty spot. The VAR then went into operation to check the action. Problem is, this check took a long time. It took no less than 3 minutes and 11 seconds to wait.
It was first necessary to review the Moroccan defender’s tackle, then further upstream of the action, to return to an intervention by Désiré Doué on Achraf Hakimi, which nevertheless quickly seemed legitimate. In the meantime, Dembélé kept the ball and protected the penalty spot for his captain. He ended up grabbing the leather, but had to wait an inordinate amount of time before hitting, and missing his attempt, Bounou starting on the right side. Even Erling Haaland complained about it. This did not prevent the Blues from winning (2-0) and reaching the last four.
