It's a duel that will make a lot of talk.
This Sunday, at 4 p.m., Lionel Messi with Argentina, and Kylian Mbappé in the blue jersey will challenge each other for a coronation at the 2022 World Cup, a first star for "La Pulga", a second to go for "Kiks".
It is surely also the two best players in the world who face each other in the most beautiful of competitions.
From the end of the match against Morocco on Wednesday (0-2), the Blues were already stunned with questions about the duel between the two men.
Playing master of Atletico de Madrid, Antoine Griezmann answered questions from Spanish journalists and named Lionel Messi as "the best player in the world".
“Sunday will be complicated.
It's a team like us, which works very well, and which has the best player in the world, launched the number 7 of the Blues after his enormous performance against the Atlas Lions.
There is still a long way to go to make history, 90 minutes… We are going to prepare very well for this match.
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Aurélien Tchouaméni: “Griezmann said Messi is the Best Player in the World?
For me it's Kylian.. for me, for me it's Mbappe and I want him to prove that in the next game.”#FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/78Qqq0YCyQ
— Sahil Bakshi (@SBakshi13) December 15, 2022
Another regular at Hispanic microphones, Aurélien Tchouaméni, the Real Madrid midfielder, asked about the choice of Griezmann, took the side of his teammate with the France team.
"For me, it's Kylian… I hope he will show it in the next match that he is the best player in the world", affirmed the metronome of the tricolor midfield in a Spanish still approximate only a few months after arriving in Madrid.
One thing is certain, the debate is on and Sunday's final could give some very good answers... In favor of Kylian Mbappé, fingers crossed.