France and Morocco faced off 0-0 goalless in their crucial World Cup contest phase.
Morocco’s keeper the reliable Yassine Bounou saved the Parisian forward Kylian Mbappé’s spot‑kick at 58 minutes, blocked it in a tense moment.
No goals were scored during the 90 minutes, and the match ended without a breakthrough.
Extra time the second half passed without a ripple, with Bounou, 32, making sharp stops that preserved the clean sheet that impressed critics.
His the man who first signed him Baddou Zaki now today asserts Bounou is Morocco’s premier keeper in recent memory.