Manu Koné best player, Kylian Mbappé praised in France fans’ ratings after Morocco win | OneFootball

France reached the 2026 World Cup semi-finals on Thursday night with a 2-0 win over Morocco. Captain Kylian Mbappé drew plaudits, yet readers named Manu Koné the standout performer in the quarter-final.

According to L'Équipe, the public’s ratings broadly matched those of the newspaper’s reporters. Mike Maignan received 6.2 after a quiet evening in goal.

In defence, Lucas Digne and William Saliba both scored 6.3, with Jules Koundé on 5.8. Dayot Upamecano again impressed, taking the third-best mark at 6.8, higher than the journalists’ 6.

In midfield, Michael Olise was the only disappointment at 6.3, which exceeded the journalists’ 5 and was the biggest gap between the two sets of scores. Adrien Rabiot stayed dependable on 6.7. Manu Koné topped the lot with 7.4, also the highest mark from the reporters at 7.

Up front, Désiré Doué was narrowly the lowest at 6.5 and Ousmane Dembélé edged ahead on 6.6, his goal sealing the result. Mbappé, who missed a first-half penalty but struck his eighth of the tournament, finished on 7.3.

Source: L'Équipe