Kylian Mbappe rushes to France World Cup fan’s aid after hitting him with wayward shot | Football | Sport

Kylian Mbappe hit an unfortunate France fan with a shot during the warm-up for Wednesday’s World Cup semi-final against Morocco. The PSG superstar immediately rushed over to his aide, making sure he was okay before continuing his preparation for the mammoth clash.

France’s attackers were shaking off the rust with practice attacking scenarios in their warm-up ahead of the Morocco clash at the Al Bayt Stadium. And France supporters were getting into the mood behind the goal with under half-an-hour left until the big kick-off.

The Les Bleus faithful have been emphatically outnumbered, with Morocco’s raucous support following the nation en masse throughout their historic World Cup campaign. But France warmed up in the half before the small section of fans present – small compared to the Atlas Lions’ following, anyway.

However, disaster struck when a rare wayward shot from Mbappe allegedly cannoned off the head of an innocent bystander in the stands. Footage emerged on social media shortly after of the 23-year-old rushing to the stand to check if the fan was okay, giving weight to the claims.

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Mbappe is hoping to reach back-to-back World Cup finals in Qatar and move one step away from incredibly lifting the famous trophy twice by the age of 23. But Morocco will be no pushovers, despite their underdog status, already beating Belgium, Spain and Portugal en route to the final four.

The first Africans to reach the World Cup semi-finals have endured a nightmare start to the match, though, conceding to Theo Hernandez in the fifth minute. Before kick-off, Yassine Bounou was yet to concede against an opposition player, only being beaten by an own-goal in the Group F win against Canada.

But there aren’t many tougher tests than against Mbappe, the World Cup Golden Boot joint-leader alongside Lionel Messi with five goals. And after their early goal, Didier Deschamps’ side will smell blood for the remainder of the game, hoping to avoid a late night with Argentina already one day ahead in their final preparation.

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