The forward of the French national team Kylian Mbappé shared his emotions from the 2026 World Cup qualifying match against Ukraine.
Kylian Mbappé«We are proud to have qualified for the World Cup. The head coach said this in the locker room. But we must not take this qualification for granted, even if it becomes a common occurrence.
Our team tried to remain calm throughout the match. The first half was a bit more complicated because we knew that, considering Iceland’s win, Ukraine wanted to draw to reclaim leadership in the battle for second place in the group. We earned a penalty, it helped us, it’s true. After the first goal we played well, scored goals, and created moments.
World Cup? We’re going there to win, of course, like the other 48 teams. We want to win the third star; we were close to this in the final against Argentina, but that can’t be undone. We must use this loss and always remember that after the group stage there is no room for error — you’ll go home. These are two different competitions,» Footmercato quotes Mbappé.
