France and Morocco locked horns 0-0 scoreless in their crucial World Cup contest round.
Morocco’s keeper the veteran Yassine Bounou saved the French star Kylian Mbappé’s spot‑kick at 58 minutes, blocked it under pressure.
No goals were scored throughout the 90 minutes, and the match ended without a breakthrough.
Extra time the added period passed without a ripple, with Bounou, 32, making sharp stops that preserved the clean sheet that highlighted his reflexes.
His ex‑mentor Baddou Zaki now today declares Bounou is Morocco’s top keeper of the squad.