Kylian Mbappe hits out at Paraguayan senator over racist insults: ‘Gives the worst possible image of her country’ | OneFootball

France captain Kylian Mbappe has launched a scathing attack against Paraguayan Senator Celeste Amarilla following a wave of derogatory and racist insults directed at him.

The public fallout comes directly after France secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Paraguay in a highly volatile 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 clash.

Amarilla’s racist remark

The controversy ignited on social media when Senator Amarilla attacked Mbappe’s sportsmanship and identity.

Angered by claims that Mbappe ignored a post-match handshake from Paraguayan goalkeeper Orlando Gill, Amarilla posted:

“This brute hasn’t even learned to write; instead of mother’s milk, he sucked on coconuts, and the most educated thing he heard were chimpanzees.”

She aggressively escalated her rhetoric in subsequent posts, writing that Mbappe is “a colonized Cameroonian pretending to be French,” while adding, “The only thing many of us blame Albirroja for is not giving him a slap in the face at the end of the match.”

Mbappe strikes back

Refusing to stay silent, Mbappe issued a scathing, direct counter-attack to the politician’s remarks. The Real Madrid and France forward posted on X:

“Madame Celeste Amarilla, You are a despicable woman and unworthy of your position. You do not represent Paraguay, that country which has sweated passion and honour throughout the competition.”

Calling out the Paraguayan senator for her blatant racism, he added: “Through your recklessness and your brazen racism, the entire world has already forgotten the journey and the historic effort that your players accomplished during this World Cup, making way for an incompetent woman who gives the worst possible image of her country.

“I will never allow people like her the freedom to spread their hatred and racism across the world.”

Fallout from Paraguay-France ugliness

The ugly off-pitch dispute mirrors the intense bad blood that defined the match in Philadelphia. The game was dictated by Paraguay’s aggressive, physical “dark arts” defensive tactics.

Mbappe, who scored the game’s decisive 70th-minute penalty, was routinely hacked down by defenders, leading to severe post-match friction.

Tempers ultimately boiled over at the final whistle when Gill threw a football at Mbappe’s back after the forward ignored a handshake attempt from the goalkeeper.

Following their win over Paraguay, France, led by Mbappe, will face Morocco in the quarter-finals of the World Cup.