🪈 Why Mbappé suddenly played the flute in his wild World Cup celebration | OneFootball

Kylian Mbappé impressively silenced his many critics of recent weeks with a masterclass against Senegal. The French superstar struck twice in the opening match to lead his team to a 3-1 win.

Mbappé caused a particular stir with his goal for the temporary 1-0. After drilling a low shot home, the 27-year-old sprinted to the corner flag and, in full view of everyone watching, performed a brief solo on an invisible flute.

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We had never seen a move like that before from the Real forward. And apparently for good reason. The idea for the flute celebration came from comedian James Corden. Mbappé recently appeared on his show and promised to put the curious suggestion into action.

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And he did just that: the forward, who was musically active during his childhood, came, saw, scored, and pulled out the flute.

Promise kept, then!

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