It wasn't Kylian Mbappe's evening in Nur-Sultan on Sunday. Having to make do with a role off the bench for France, the Paris Saint-Germain forward missed a penalty against Kazakhstan.
Didier Deschamps opted against starting Mbappe for a second World Cup qualifier in a row, choosing the likes of Anthony Martial and Ousmane Dembele instead.
With France 2-0 up at the start of the second half and Martial suffering from injury, Mbappe made an appearance as a substitute.
His presence lifted a flat French performance and he immediately forced a good save from Kazakhstan goalkeeper Aleksandr Mokin.
With around 15 minutes to go, Mbappe was brought down in the penalty area. He stepped up to take the spot-kick himself but saw his low effort saved by Mokin.
It was a disappointing end to a difficult week for the PSG striker, who was substituted during France's 1-1 draw with Ukraine on Wednesday, despite Les Bleus needing a winner.
Despite his form at club level and his breakthrough at the 2018 World Cup, Mbappe has found it tough to become the main man for his country.
Antoine Griezmann, who was left on the pitch against Ukraine, remains the talisman for Deschamps' team.
barontabuda
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Griez and Ousmane are even better than Mbape.thank you Deschamps you showed us how valuable are our Griz and Ousmane
citid
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When you are selfish life becomes selfish to you.
Jobarcelona
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I’m happy Griezmann was already subbed of f then because if he had missed that penalty, they will criticize him a lot more than they even criticize Mbappé.
Piybdeiklr
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get an advise from the king leo messi
SINGAM23
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He should ask Master of Penalty on how to shoot penalty kicks !
Leo__M10
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I’m Sure Messi Would’ve passed the ball instead of shooting... 💯💯
Chidon_Sports
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Kylian Mbappe chose not to pass to Thomas Lemar with the goal gaping. A minute later he missed a penalty. 😬
TheOneAndOnlyJ
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Are you this clueless? He knew he was gonna score it, it's was unfortunate he didn't. This type of thing must have happened to you or anyone, you all need to learn more
Bruh ppl can lose brain cells trying to understand your logics. The open man is clearly the higher chance of scoring. Stop being a nuthead defending nonsense. He could have done it on his own but he didnt. This is a situation where if he and scored, everyone would have ignored the selfish play (or atleast some) he didnt, so he must get bashed being selfish.
UyiGentle
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He knew he was gonna score it, why hating on the guy? No one is perfect, even you so keep quiet
Did he score it?