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the motive Didier Deschamps, coach of the French national teamabout his star Kylian Mbappe, stressing that he is an ideal leader whose influence goes beyond just scoring goals, while dismissing rumors that describe him as a dictator or selfish.

Deschamps said: At the press conference after the 2-0 victory over the Moroccan national team and qualifying for the semi-finals of the World Cup.“A lot of people think that Kylian is a kind of dictator who only thinks about himself, but he is the ideal person as a leader and he proves it with what he offers on the pitch, apart from all the goals scored.”

During his speech, Deschamps referred to the long pause before Kylian Mbappe’s penalty to goalkeeper Yassin Bounou, stressing that he still does not understand what exactly happened in that shot.

The coach of the French national team explained. “I was under the impression that there was a video that the referee confirmed and then another call came to see the error because they spent about two minutes looking at the footage, but in any case there was doubt at that point and the truth is that it took too long and Killian was already ready to shoot, but I wasn’t clear that was an excuse. It wasn’t easy at all.”

Deschamps praised the mental abilities of his players and their strong reaction after the end of the first half, which saw many scoring chances wasted.

“In the first half, with a missed penalty and three chances, we didn’t lack offensive efficiency, but there is no doubt in the hearts of the players of our team, and certainly not in the mind of Kylian Mbappe.

France broke Morocco’s resistance thanks to second-half goals from Kylian Mbappe and another from Ousmane Dembele to send the Roosters into the World Cup semi-finals for the third time in a row.

The Real Madrid forward scored his eighth World Cup goal to move level with Argentina star Lionel Messi at the top of the goalscoring charts to challenge for the Golden Boot award.

On July 14, the French national team will meet in Dallas with the winner of the confrontation between the Spanish national team and the Belgian national team, which will take place today, Friday, in Los Angeles.