French President Emmanuel Macron was thrilled Condolences to the star of the French national team, Kylian Mbappe After the defeat suffered by the “roosters” in the final of the Qatar 2022 World Cup against Argentina on Sunday evening.
Macron and Mbappe on the pitch
After the end of the decisive match, Macron went down to the “Lusail” stadium a few minutes earlier. Award ceremony and championship cupAnd he consoled Mbappé with a few words in a short dialogue, which the French president concluded with a hug to the young striker. However, the video showed the great sadness that overwhelmed Mbappé, to the point of ignoring the French president, as if he were saying: “Now is not your time”, according to the description of the English journalist, Jeremy Vine, on Twitter.
Emmanuel Macron Didier Deschamps, coach of the French national team and his assistant in the locker room, also moved to console.
Then the French president congratulated the team members in the dressing room and told the silent players who looked disappointed: “There will undoubtedly be some regrets after this game… You played great football… You had the heart, the desire and the talent” to try.
As he left the room, Macron told reporters that he shared his sadness with the players, “especially as we got close to scoring”, adding: “At the same time, what I told the players is that they made us very proud.”
Macron particularly highlighted Mbappé’s “extraordinary” performance, saying: “Honestly, I’m not in the best position to relieve people tonight, because I was at least as sad as he was.”
“The French national team made us dream,” the French president said on Twitter following his country’s defeat.
He also confirmed that he would receive the national team players at the Elysée, but without setting a date.
Mbappe claimed the tournament’s top scorer award with 8 goals after scoring a “hat-trick” against Argentina, beating Lionel Messi (7 goals).
Interestingly, last September, Paris Saint-Germain player Kylian Mbappe revealed President Macron’s role in renewing his contract with the team and rejected the offer from Spanish club Real Madrid.
Lionel Messi led the Argentina national team to the World Cup crown for the third time in their history and the first in 36 years, after defeating their French counterparts (4-2) on penalties Sunday evening in the final match of the Qatar World Cup 2022, after the end of original and extra time tied (3-3). .
