Mbappé Scores and Assists After Penalty Miss, Echoing Messi's Feat

Kylian Mbappé delivered a performance reminiscent of Lionel Messi, scoring a goal and providing an assist after missing a penalty kick in France's 2-0 victory over Morocco.

The World Cup quarterfinal match on Tuesday saw Mbappé, starting as the team's forward, miss a penalty in the 28th minute of the first half. However, he quickly redeemed himself by scoring a crucial goal shortly after. He then went on to assist Ousmane Dembélé's goal, solidifying France's win and their advancement in the tournament.

This remarkable turnaround mirrors an event from just two days earlier. On Sunday, Lionel Messi also missed a penalty kick during Argentina's quarterfinal match but went on to score a goal and provide an assist, leading his team to victory. According to sports statistics provider Opta, this is only the fourth time in 60 years of World Cup history, since record-keeping began in 1966, that a player has both missed a penalty and recorded a goal and an assist in the same match. The fact that two such instances have occurred within three days highlights a dramatic and unusual trend in this year's tournament.

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Déjà vu.