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The Moroccan giant continues to write his name in the World Cup records
Morocco goalkeeper Yassin Bounou has been shortlisted for the World Cup after successfully saving France captain Kylian Mbappe’s penalty kick during the match between the two teams in the current round of the tournament.
In the 28th minute of the match, which brought the two teams together in the quarter-finals last night, Thursday, and ended with the Roosters qualifying, Bono was able to convert Mbappé’s penalty.
Yassin Bounu continues to impress and saves Kylian Mbappe’s penalty brilliantly pic.twitter.com/b1xfLhKnym
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) July 9, 2026
According to statistics from the Opta network, this is Bono’s 4th penalty in the World Cup, regardless of whether the shot came in normal time or in the penalty shootout.
The Moroccan goalkeeper saved 3 penalties between 2022 and 2026, before taking a penalty in regular time for the first time.
He is also the first ever Moroccan goalkeeper to save a penalty in regular time at a World Cup match.
Bono joined the list of goalkeepers with the most penalty kicks in history, which includes 5 other goalkeepers who also saved 4 shots each.
Six goalkeepers have taken 4+ penalties (including penalty kicks) at a FIFA World Cup since detailed records began in 1966.
Yasin Bunu is the latest of them. pic.twitter.com/eM2QSuMi0d
— Opta Analyst (@OptaAnalyst) July 9, 2026
The list includes German Harald Schumacher, Croatians Dominik Livakovic and Daniel Subasic, Argentinian Sergio Goikochea and Spanish Iker Casillas.
According to statistics specialist Mister Sheep, Bono has cemented his record as the goalkeeper with the most shots missed in World Cup history, whether by himself or the opposition, including penalties.
#GetThisChip – In the entire history of the World Cup, no goalkeeper has missed more penalties than BONO 🇲🇦. SEVEN spot kicks against him that didn’t end in a goal (saved, off the post or wide), streaks included:
BONO 🇲🇦 — 7:00
Schumacher 🇩🇪 — 5
Goikoechea 🇦🇷 — 5:
Tafarel 🇧🇷…— MisterChip (English) (@MisterChiping) July 9, 2026
Bono leads the list with 7 missed shots, followed by German Schumacher, Argentinean Goikochea, Brazilian Tafarel, Spanish Casillas, and Croatians Livakovic and Subasic.
It is noteworthy that Bono missed only two penalty kicks out of the total of 9 shots against him, as he converted 4 and the opponents missed 3 shots.
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