Mbappé says France will honour Paris attack victims

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·12 novembre 2025

Mbappé says France will honour Paris attack victims

The captain of France, Kylian Mbappé, said that the team wants to remember all the victims of the 2015 Paris attacks as they prepare to play on the 10th anniversary of the tragedy.

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“Everyone knows how special tomorrow is—not in a good way. We want to remember all those who lost loved ones, who were affected, injured, mentally or physically,” said Mbappé on the eve of the World Cup Qualifier against Ukraine. “We will try to pay tribute throughout the day and during the match, putting a smile on the faces of those who come to the stadium, even knowing that it is not a joyful day.”

Remembering November 13, 2015

On November 13, 2015 (Friday), a series of attacks in Paris and around the Stade de France, during a friendly match between Les Bleus and Germany, left 130 people dead. Most of the victims were at the Bataclan concert hall, where the band Eagles of Death Metal was playing. One person died near the Stade de France in Saint-Denis after multiple explosions when suicide bombers tried to enter the stadium.

The match continued amid strong emotion

The stadium was packed, with then-president François Hollande among about 80,000 spectators. The friendly went to the end, and France won 2-0, despite the events.

Deschamps: “I would have preferred not to play on November 13”

Coach Didier Deschamps, who was on the sidelines ten years ago, said last week, when announcing the squad, that “it would have been better to avoid playing on November 13.”

There will be a minute of silence before kickoff. “There is an obligation to remember what happened, but there is also a game to be played,” he added.

Sports outlook: qualification within reach

France, World Cup champion in 2018 and runner-up in Qatar 2022, will secure qualification for next year’s tournament with a round to spare if they beat Ukraine.

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