India, July 10 -- Kylian Mbappe's penalty miss against Morocco could have become the defining image of France's World Cup quarter-final. Instead, it became only one part of an extraordinary statistical performance from the French captain.

Mbappe recovered from the failed spot-kick to score and provide an assist as France defeated Morocco 2-0 and advanced to the semi-finals for the third successive World Cup. His eventful evening also placed him inside one of the tournament's most exclusive and unusual groups.

Only four players in the last 60 years have scored, assisted and missed a penalty during the same World Cup match. Remarkably, half of those instances have occurred within the space of three days at the 2026 tournament.

The first ...