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France captain, Kylian Mbappe, has explained why Portugal star, Joao Felix, missed his penalty in the shootout in the quarter-final at Volksparkstadion in Hamburg on Friday<\/p>\n

Les Bleus qualified for the semi-final of the competition, winning on penalty shootout after 120 minutes of goalless draw.<\/p>\n

Both sides converted their spot-kicks except for Joao Felix, who missed Portugal\u2019s third effort.<\/p>\n

Mbappe came up with a bizarre reason for Felix missing the penalty, explaining that France goalkeeper was a \u2018scary\u2019 proposition for the player:<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s scary. I don\u2019t have the exact explanation, but when Jo\u00e3o F\u00e9lix hits the post, it\u2019s because he thinks there\u2019s a goalkeeper in front of him who\u2019s going to get it. We were successful, but a big part of that was down to Mike.\u201d<\/p>\n

France will play Spain in the semi-final of the tournament on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Euro 2024: He\u2019s scary: Mbappe reveals why Joao Felix missed penalty against France<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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