Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi went head-to-head on the big stage a few days ago. France and Argentina played at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar and gave us arguably the greatest soccer game of all time. The World Cup final is a huge stage on its own, and these two players put in a shift for their countries at the best time.
Mbappe scored a hat-trick at the end of extra-time in the 118th minute to send the game into a penalty shootout. That came after Argentina took the lead through their captain’s tap-in from close range in the 108th minute. Before the penalty shootout, the game was tied at 3-3. Messi had scored a brace. The 7x Ballon d’Or winner also assisted one for Angel Di Maria in the 36th minute.
The shootout didn’t go according to plan for the defending champs. Aurelien Tchouameni and Kingsley Coman missed their penalties, sending the World Cup to Buenos Aires. The South American country’s fans have been celebrating the win and have not held back at all. With that said, some have taken to other measures after France’s loss as well.
Fans react to Kylian Mbappe vs. Lionel Messi in the God of War universe
A TikTok user who goes by the name “mundorizando”, posted a video of a battle between Mbappe and Messi in a God of War mod. Bleacher Report then shared the clip on Instagram.
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During the fight in the video, Mbappe can be seen demolishing Messi to pieces. Omega Fantasy, a YouTube channel that created the mod, posted an eight-minute video of the fight. Mbappe is Kratos and Messi supposed to be Baldur. The pair fight it out till the end where Kratos [Mbappe] wins at the end. Fans commented on the Instagram post and had their say on the mod as one wrote, “Mbappe took that loss personally.”
Other fans wrote, “Can somebody tell De Paul what’s happening here?”. Rodrigo De Paul, who is Messi’s national teammate, has had a reputation for protecting the PSG star on the pitch when things heat up. He has always managed to stand by his friend.
A who believes the fight has been recreated well compared to the World Cup final commented, “Accurate depiction of Mbappe destroying Argentina.” “Live scenes at the PSG dressing room” and “Mbappe heard Messi resigned for another season” were the other reactions from fans.
As we all know, Messi has been rumored to sign a new contract with PSG this season. He joined the French club last year and it looks like Nasser Al-Khelaifi is happy to keep the Argentine as well. If the reports are true, Mbappe and Messi will be out on the pitch together to aim to win trophies for their club.