France national team and Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe admitted that he understood the World Cup in Russia worse than the tournament four years later. stated that RMC Sports.
“It may seem strange, but it didn’t affect me much, I was too young. I was glad I won, but I didn’t realize that I was the winner. I rushed home that day and didn’t celebrate like crazy.
At the 2022 World Cup, I was much more aware of what the World Cup meant than in 2018. The 2018 World Cup was my first, we won it immediately, it did not evoke any special emotions in me. There was a lot more emotion in 2022,” Mbappe said.
Mbappe won gold at the 2018 World Championship as part of the French national team. In the final, the French beat the Croatian team with a score of 4:2. Mbappé scored one of the goals.
In the 2022 tournament, the French team lost to the Argentines in a penalty shootout in the final. Regular time ended with a score of 3:3. Mbappe scored all three of his team’s goals (two from penalties).
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