Mohamed Wahbi, the coach of Morocco, cast doubt on the first goal scored by the French national team during their match on Thursday evening in the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup.

Mbappe scored the first goal in the 60th minute, but the controversial moment involved Adrien Rabiot, due to a handball at the start of the attack.

On this matter, Wahbi said in post-match remarks: "The goal came from a shared play; some players stopped because they saw a handball, and there was indeed a handball. I don't know if it should have been counted or not, I'm not sure, but that's what happened. Then came an individual play from Mbappe and he scored from it."

Regarding the match, the Moroccan coach said: "We have to admit that we played against a very good team. We suffered a lot in the first half, and we had an important save from Yassine Bounou on the penalty kick, but in the second half we defended better, especially with ball possession we were more calm and confident."

He added: "At one point we were much better, and that's why it seemed that some players in the first half were looking for a second breath, and we saw that the same players started the second half very well."

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He continued: "It was difficult in the end, but I think we must continue to believe and work, and keep building and developing the basics, so that we have more options and alternatives when injuries occur or some players are less ready."

Wahbi explained that exiting the World Cup represents a big disappointment for the team, saying: "We are very disappointed because we wanted more, but we have to accept it. We will continue working and we will not stop here."

Regarding the future of the Moroccan national team given its group of young players, Wahbi said: "The future will be beautiful if we continue this way. That does not mean we did not want to win today; we did everything to try to win, but we faced a good team."

The Moroccan coach concluded: "We know full well that we must continue working, and we have a large stock of talent and young players, so we will remain confident, and we will certainly not stop."