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(CNN Spanish) --
Kylian Mbappé's idyll with the French team may be one of the most beautiful and successful in the world of football.
Mbappé made his debut for his country on March 25, 2017 in a qualifying match for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. He did it hand in hand with Didier Deschamps, being the second youngest player to make his debut (at 18 years old) after Maryan Wisniewski.
The irruption of Kylian Mbappé, born in Paris on December 20, 1998, was tremendous.
A year after debuting he won the most important trophy in the world of football, the 2018 World Cup in Russia, assuming the role of leader and becoming the youngest player to score in a world final, after Pelé who did it twice in 1958 in the final against the host Sweden.
Mabppé's rides in Russia are already World Cup history.
His explosiveness, his talent and his unusual leadership at 19 years old served for the
Blues
to add a new World Cup.
Bondy's man left Russia with four goals and the label of “future best player in the world”, but… is he the best of all today?
After the World Cup in Russia, Kylian Mapppé could not continue his upward path in the national team.
Euro 2020 became a necessity for France after failing in the Euro 2018 final against Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal.
However, France, led by Mapppé, could not get past the round of 16 in 2020. His black beast was Switzerland and his executioner was the legendary goalkeeper Yann Sommer, who led his team and stopped the decisive penalty against the French PSG striker .
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Mabppé tiptoed through that Euro 2020 and the only thing he could contribute to his team was two assists.
At the club level, Mapppé has not had much luck on the international stage.
His team, PSG, is trying to win the Champions League in every possible way.
With millionaire investments (such as the signing of Lionel Messi), backed by Qatar, and with Kylian Mbappé being one of the best paid players in the world today, PSG has not managed to win more than Ligue 1, a league that continues to be below the big three in Europe, and that achievement does not replace the frustration of not achieving the Champions League.
Bondy's was consecrated in Russia 2018 and it is expected that in this World Cup in Qatar 2022 he will be one of the leading players.
At 23 years old, his numbers prove it:
59 games (16 friendlies, 15 Nations League, 12 World Cup qualifiers, 7 World Cup qualifiers, 5 Euro qualifiers and 4 Euro)
28 goals (8 in friendlies, 7 in Nations League, 6 in World Cup qualifiers, 4 in World Cup and 3 in Euro qualifiers)
21 assists
With 28 goals, Mbappé is in 10th place in the history of the France team, led by Thierry Henry with 51 goals.
But his youth and leadership in the national team allow us to hope that he will close his career very high on that list, perhaps not first place.
(Karim Benzema, 34, is fifth with 37 goals.)
Without a doubt, Mapppé will be a player to be reckoned with at the next World Cup.
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