Kylian Mbappe apologises to a France fan after hitting him in the face with a stray shot during the warm-up… as Les Bleus do battle with Morocco for a place in the World Cup final
Kylian Mbappe apologised to a French fan after hitting him with a stray shot in the warm-up.
Mbappe was preparing for France’s World Cup semi-final clash with Morocco at the Al Bayt Stadium, with the winner set to face Argentina in Sunday’s final.
And, Mbappe, while he was warming up, appeared to fire a misdirected shot into the stands which hit a supporter.
Kylian Mbappe was warming up for France’s World Cup semi-final clash against Morocco
The forward appeared to hit a French supporter in the face with a stray shot in the warm-up
The supporter appeared dazed and in pain, after being struck by Mbappe’s misdirected effort
The France star went over towards the supporters to check the fan was OK despite the blow
The supporter could be seen holding his face after being struck and seemed to be in some pain.
Mbappe then ran over to the stands at the Al Bayt Stadium and jumped over the hoardings to check he was OK.
The suffering fan could be seen to be held up by those around him looking extremely dazed.
Mbappe then patted him on the arm to check he is alright, with the startled fan then realising who was checking up on him.
Mbappe approached the fan, who appeared dazed and was help up by those around him
Mbappe tapped him on the arm to see how he was doing and to apologise for the blow
Once Mbappe was happy that the supporter was fine, he ran back onto the pitch to continue warming up
The fan appeared to give the star forward a tap on the hand, indicating he is alright, before Mbappe then ran back off onto the pitch.
France started the final four clash in superb fashion with Theo Hernandez opening the scoring inside the first five minutes.
Mbappe, 23, has been in fine form so far in Qatar, netting five times in Les Bleus’ run to the semi-finals.
The PSG star is currently joint top of the scoring charts at the World Cup, level with his club team-mate Lionel Messi.
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