📹 After making history, Mbappé throws in the towel v Messi | OneFootball

In a completely crazy match, France lost to England 6-4 this Saturday (18) and had to settle for fourth place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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The result meant, among other things, France's worst World Cup result since Mbappé made his debut for the senior team.

In 2018, at the World Cup in Russia, the forward shocked the world by becoming a world champion at just 19 years old.

Then, in Qatar 2022, he had to endure finishing as runner-up against Argentina. And now, fourth place in 2026.

However, despite the disappointment of the semifinal defeat to Spain and the loss to England in the third-place match, Kylian Mbappé made history by pulling clear as the all-time top scorer in World Cup history with 22 goals in 22 matches.

The French Real Madrid star, however, after the match, "threw in the towel" in the personal battle he has been waging with Lionel Messi (21 goals) for the historic feat since the start of the tournament.

Mbappé not only believes Messi will score against Spain in this Sunday's final (19), but also revealed that he will be rooting for the Argentine No. 10.

"I would rather NOT be the top scorer and play in the final tomorrow. I don't care about being the top scorer. Messi will score tomorrow. He always does. They are two great teams, may the best one win. But I'll be rooting for Messi to have a great game, he deserves it."

Besides the battle to be the top scorer across all World Cups, Mbappé and Messi are also locked in a duel to be the top scorer of the 2026 World Cup.

The Frenchman has 10 goals, while the Argentine star has 8.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

📸 ROBERTO SCHMIDT - AFP or licensors