The fan who was “Completely knocked out” by a shot from Kylian Mbappé | OneFootball

There are plenty of memories that can be made at a World Cup and usually meeting Kylian Mbappé would be at the top of the list. However, that may not have been the case for the Les Bleus supporter who was knocked unconscious by Kylian Mbappé’s warm up shot before the match against Morocco.

Some may say that was a small price to pay for meeting the French superstar, so It is hard to say if the fan had a spell of misfortune or good luck. He told RMC about the chain of events stating, “I was on the drum and I didn’t see the ball coming at all. I took it right in the face… I fell all of a sudden, I was completely knocked out.”

In a moment of pure class the PSG striker, presumably noticing the commotion, ran to the crowd behind the goal to seek out the injured fan. Unfortunately the man was probably still too dazed to fully remember the encounter but stated, “I started hearing people say ‘Kylian, Kylian, Kylian’ so I saw on the videos I was shown that he came to see me, but I didn’t even realize. It took me a few minutes to recover.”

Lucky for the fan, not only did Les Bleus win the match, but he left with a token to remember the incident of meeting Mbappé, “I’m leaving with the ball that I took in the face and that I hope to have dedicated to Kylian to remember this semi-final! I really appreciate his gesture. Coming to us to take my news, it really touched me.”

An unforgettable moment for the fan was also a moment of humanity for the French striker. The sportsmanship between Morocco and France and a moment of compassion before the game are different types of examples of the magic of football.