World Cup 2022: Bounou’s Son Thought Microphone Was Ice Cream, Video

World Cup 2022: Bounou’s Son Thought Microphone Was Ice Cream, Video

Ibitoye Shittu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:20 PM
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  • Goalkeeper Yassine Bounou was impressive for Morocco in their World Cup quarter-final win
  • The 31-year-old Sevilla shot-stopper granted an interview after the match along with his son
  • During the interview, Bounou's son thought the microphone near his dad was an ice cream

An adorable video has been spotted on social media, where the son of Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou thought a microphone was an ice cream while his dad was granting an interview.

The awesome incident happened after Morocco defeated Portugal in the quarter-final of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, where Bounou made impressive saves.

The Atlas Lions' shot-stopper has been amazing so far at the World Cup, despite being relatively unknown before the start of the tournament.

Yassine Bounou, son, microphone, World Cup, Qatar
During a post-match interview, Yassine Bounou's son thought the microphone in front of his father was an ice cream. Photo by Ayman Aref.
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The Sevilla stopper and his teammates have not tasted defeat in Qatar, as they topped their group before beating Spain in the knockout.

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Against Portugal, the 31-year-old denied the likes of Bruno Fernandez, Cristiano Ronaldo and Joao Felix to made sure that his side reached the last 4 of the World Cup, thereby becoming the first African country to do so.

Bounou's son and the microphone

According to the video posted by FIFA on Twitter, Bounou's son was seen many times trying to use his tongue on the microphone, with the thought that it was an ice cream.

Watch the video below:

Meanwhile, Bounou will hope to continue his impressive performance at the World Cup, when Morocco face France on December 14 in the second semi-final.

Moroccan players console Ronaldo

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how an emotional video emerged on social media of Moroccan players consoling Cristiano Ronaldo, after the final whistle of the quarter-final against Portugal.

The North Africans booked their place in the semi-final of the 2022 World Cup after beating the Europeans 1-0 on December 10, to set up a big clash against reigning champions France.

Going into this clash, the Selecao were tipped to progress based on how they defeated Switzerland in the knockout, but the Atlas Lions reigned supreme.

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