It’s a small event: for the first time in the competition, Kylian Mbappé appeared before the journalists. And even though he had just destroyed Poland’s hopes in the round of 16 of the World Cup, the Parisian started with a mea culpa: “To the journalists who are there, it was nothing personal, I have nothing against journalistshe started. It’s just that I always have this need to concentrate on the competition (…). I learned later that the Federation was going to have a fine, I agree to pay it personally.”
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Here are the explanations. But if he came in front of the microphones, it was first to reaffirm his determination. Even as he flies over the competition of which he is, by far, the best scorer, Mbappé is not there to amass statistics and individual awards: “The only goal for me is to win the World Cup, and already the next game, he explained. It’s the only thing I dream of. I came to win the World Cup, not to win the “Golden Ball” where the “Golden Boot” (top scorer title). If I win it, of course I’ll be happy, but that’s not why I’m here. I’m here to win with the France team.”
Kylian Mbappé (France) during his double against Poland
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This World Cup is an obsession
And for the moment, Bondy’s bombshell is doing everything to put the Blues on track for a third star. Mbappé also explains quite easily his incredible level of play. It’s just the story of an appointment he has set: “This World Cup is an obsessionhe hammered. It’s the competition of my dreams, I have the chance to play it, I built my season on this competition, whether physically or mentally. I wanted to arrive ready for this World Cup and for the moment it is going well.“
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With five goals, two assists and a qualification in the quarter-finals, it’s the least we can say. But Mbappé is insatiable: “We are still far from the goal that we set and that I set myselfThe next opponents of the Blues are warned: Mbappé is not satisfied.
Kylian Mbappé and Olivier Giroud
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