Kylian Mbappé lacked fair play during the decisive match of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers between France and Ukraine.
It was a beautiful evening at the Parc des Princes, punctuated by a 4-0 victory for the French team on Ukraine. With the key being a qualification for the 2026 World Cup and seeded status for the draw on December 5.
While the post-match debrief was all smiles on the TF1 antenna in the presence of Didier Deschamps and Kylian Mbappé, the latter was caught with his fingers in the jam pot, invited to comment on not-pretty-pretty images.
Before launching the Blues with a penalty converted on Panenka (55e), the French captain in fact feared for his team while the video assistance called Mr. Vincic, the referee of the match, to rule on a possible penalty in favor of Ukraine for an intervention by Dayot Upamecano in the opposite area.
“A rat’s gesture”
In the images relayed by TF1, we see Kylian Mbappé happily trampling on the penalty spot and its contours, lacerating the potential support surfaces of the opposing shooter with crampons. “ The referee told me that there could be a penalty, so I took advantage of the fact that there was no one around the penalty spot… », admits the Real Madrid striker.
“ I take a lot of penalties so I roughly know the shooter’s foot zonesdevelops not without malice the one who in this match reached the threshold of 400 career achievements – including 55 in the jersey of the rooster. It’s a bit of a rat’s move… But now I’m going to have to hide a little more. »
