Author of two goals in the 3-1 victory over Poland, which guaranteed France in the quarterfinals of the World Cup in Qatar, striker Kylian Mbappé, 23, reached nine goals in World Cups, becoming the only one to achieve that mark before the age of 24.
The PSG star also took over the isolated artillery of the tournament in Qatar, with five goals. This Sunday (4), he received the best player of the match award for the third time in four clashes. And, for the first time, he granted an interview, which he was avoiding due to uncertainty about the future and even due to an old disagreement with the French Football Federation.
“I had nothing against journalists, against people,” he explained. “I always need to focus on my competition, I don’t want to waste energy on other things, so I didn’t show up until then. But I heard that the federation will get a fine for that. So I agree to pay it personally.”
Regarding his performance so far in the Qatar Cup, Mbappé made it clear that he prepared a lot to compete in this competition. Champion at the 2018 Russia World Cup, he is chasing his second championship.
“Of course this Cup is my obsession. It’s the competition of my dreams, I built my season thinking about it, I prepared myself physically, mentally. But we’re still far from the goal we set ourselves, what I set myself, which is to win”, he said. , stating that he doesn’t dream of winning the Ballon d’Or, as the best player of the year?
“To be honest, no, the only objective is to win the World Cup, it’s my dream, it’s my only dream. That’s why I came here. Now, if I win (the Ballon d’Or) of course I’ll be happy.”
About the duel against the Poles, the number 10 says he is happy with the dominance of his selection.
“We are very happy to go to the quarterfinals. It was not an easy match, we faced a difficult team, but we managed to score goals in important moments. I think we had enough control in the sequences, even if sometimes we had difficulties in the first half. We are very happy. to continue the adventure,” he concluded.
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