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Why ref took so long for VAR review before Kylian Mbappe's penalty was saved in France-Morocco
There's no telling how the delay really impacted Kylian Mbappe.All that can be known for sure is that the VAR review for a penalty took a long time, and the France striker had his penalty attempt in the first half saved by Morocco during Thursday's World Cup quarterfinal in Boston.The in-between is tricky and hard to figure out.Mbappé can’t convert the penalty 🤯 pic.twitter.com/Jf9S4Js5rk— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) July 9, 2026MORE: Christian Pulisic gives a terrible answer after World Cup-ending lossWhy was the penalty VAR review so long for France?It's impossible to know what took so long.It seemed a clear penalty when Mbappe himself was brought down in the box by a slide tackle.The VAR eventually confirmed the decision, but Mbappe had to re-set the ball multiple times while he waited.He
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