SUMMARY
- Argentina faced France in World cup final in December 2022.
- Argentina beat France in the finals by penalty shoot-outs.
In the 2022 World Cup final between Argentina and France, the Albiceleste side prevailed on penalties to win its third World Cup. Even after a whole year, some wounds remain unhealed, particularly for Kylian Mbappe, one of the main characters.
In an interview with the daily RMC Sports, the French attacker talked about his recent campaign and emphasized the challenging period he had through in the Copa del Mudo final. Mbappé also states “It was difficult to walk past the trophy without lifting it.”
• “Are you aware that that night [World Cup final] you entered the history of football?”
Kylian Mbappe: “I would’ve exchanged my 3 goals for an ugly own goal and a 1-0 win….
“You want to forget, but people talk to you about it, the whole planet tells you about it. They said… pic.twitter.com/M0U9AicvXa
— All About Argentina 🛎🇦🇷 (@AlbicelesteTalk) December 21, 2023
“The World Cup is a very special competition,” the PSG star said and then quickly exacerbated. “I would have exchanged my three goals in the final for an ugly goal so that we could win 1-0“. The soccer player also talked about how the supporters encouraged him even after he lost the championship game.
He further added, “We are competitors, we wanted to make history. Off the field it was difficult. People said thank you, but thank you for what? We didn’t win!.” In the World Cup final, Mbappe had an incredible performance, becoming only the second athlete after Sir Geoff Hurst to score a hat-trick. The team lost to Argentina.
French president shares a message for Kylian Mbappe after World Cup heartbreak
Following France’s devastating loss to Argentina in the FIFA World Cup final on December 18, 2022, French President Emmanuel Macron has disclosed that he told Kylian Mbappe that he is still young. After a thrilling 3-3 draw in extra time, Les Bleus lost a devastating 4-2 on penalties against La Albiceleste. Despite recording an amazing hat-trick and scoring in the shootout, Mbappe, 23, was not on the winning team.
Following France’s loss, Macron addressed the forward. What the French president told Mbappe was made public by RMC Sport: “I was as sad as him, but I told him he had made us all very proud, and in the end, we’ve lost a football match, we came so close. That’s how it is in sport.”
Macron on the 2022 World Cup final: “Mbappe did something incredible, such renovations are rare. I said that I was proud of him, and reminded him that he was only 24″😌#WorldcupQatar2022 #FIFAWorldCup2022 #Mbappe#Macron pic.twitter.com/QF8P0O5xef
— RatingBet (@rating_bet) December 19, 2022
France fell to Argentina 2-0 until pulling off a spectacular comeback in the 80th minute. Just one minute later, Mbappe scored a spectacular volley past Emiliano Martinez after cutting the deficit with a penalty kick.
Mbappe was the star for the French side as they were on the verge of winning a consecutive World Cup. After scoring one goal in the 2018 victory, Mbappe now has four goals in the FIFA World Cup final, the most by any player in history.
It remains to be seen now what happens next with the French sensation as many soccer clubs are lining up a move for him to take him away from the French giants. His consistently brilliant performances for club and country have put all the clubs in Europe on high alert and in the summer of the 2024-25 season a possible transfer may be on the cards for Kylian Mbappe.
