In the French team, the 23-year-old striker Kylian Mbappé, who is considered to be the “successor” of Messi and Ronaldo, is also the most promising player with the most goals scored in this World Cup. Candidates for the Adidas Golden Boot. (Photo/Dazhi/Associated Press)
The “British-French War” quarter-final match between the previous champion France and the last runner-up England took place in the early morning of the 11th. In the end, the Gallic Rooster defeated the Three Lions 2-1, making it the seventh time in team history to enter the World Cup semi-finals. In the team, the 23-year-old striker Kylian Mbappé, who is considered to be the “successor” of Messi and Ronaldo, is currently the most promising player with the highest number of goals scored in this World Cup. Candidates for the Adidas Golden Boot will have a better chance to lead France to compete for the third World Cup championship in team history. However, due to Mbappe’s constant controversy in recent years, even the public opinion in France is not very friendly to him.
According to the UK“Daily Mail”According to reports, Mbappe was born in Bondi, the Ile-de-France region with a very prosperous football atmosphere and the largest number of scouts. Eight players in the French team in the 2018 World Cup were born here. First of all, at the age of 18, Mbappe shocked the football world with his powerful attacking power in the UEFA Champions League round of 16, top 8, and top 4 from February to May 2017. Scored 6 goals and has since become the most eye-catching young player in European football. In December 2017, he became the youngest player in the history of the Champions League to score 10 goals.
In terms of national team career, at the age of 19, he scored 2 goals in 4 minutes against Argentina in the top 16 of the 2018 World Cup, becoming the only player under the age of 20 who scored 2 goals in a single game in World Cup history, tying Brazil Billy Wang’s amazing record. Afterwards, he scored in the 65th minute of the second half of the 2018 World Cup final, which also made him equal to Pele again, becoming the second player under the age of 20 to score in the World Cup final. Due to Mbappe’s outstanding performance on the field, he won the “Best Young Player” award in the 2018 World Cup, while France successfully won the World Cup final. He was hailed by the media as “the best young player in the world” when he was 19 years old, and he was also considered to be the “best player in the future world” after Messi and Ronaldo.
However, Mbappe continued to cause controversy afterwards. In addition to angering Real Madrid fans because of the Real Madrid transfer farce in 2022, he also claimed that South American football is not as good as European football, which offended South American fans. On the court, he is also a hot prodigal son who has his own way. For example, in the 2018 World Cup semi-finals match between France and Belgium, in stoppage time, Mbappe took the ball to the corner flag, but he touched the ball out of bounds. After picking up the ball, he did not give it to the Belgian player, but threw it into the field to control the ball himself. In the end, the referee showed him a yellow card as a warning. He even deliberately delayed the time at the end of the game and clashed with the opponent. In the face of criticism, Mbappe responded: “Let them think what they want… If they are not happy, I can say sorry, anyway, we are in the final.”
In this regard, another former teammate, Guillaume Peria, also said, “French culture is more humble than in the United States.” Mbappe’s arrogance on the field and private arrogance are in the eyes of many French people. He has become the “little prince” in the running, and some fans will even laugh at and imitate his running style, and take pleasure in it.
Player Allan Momege also said, “He has to be fully prepared mentally and morally, which is very important, because many young and talented players fail because of this.”