Kylian Mbappe is incredible. He bought up three goals for France against Argentina in the 2022 World Cup final. However, in the end Mbappe lost to Argentina, a team he underestimated. Last March, Mbappe made a statement that teams from South America were not special. Mbappe thinks teams from Europe are better. Mbappe’s statement was widely quoted by the media. One of them is here.
Mbappe also received a negative response to that question. Perhaps Mbappe has also forgotten that many South American talents have graced and given importance to European football. So, at the 2022 World Cup, Mbappe defended France. Interestingly, until the semifinals France has not met a team from South America.
France has just met a South American team in the final, namely Argentina. A few months ago, Even Mbappe specifically said that Argentina qualified for the World Cup without playing quality matches. Mbappe’s statement made it clear that the South American team was not qualified. Referring to Mbappe’s statement, France should have easily beaten Argentina. Because, according to Mbappe, European teams are more competitive than teams from South America.
But the fact is that France has fallen behind three times. However, it must be admitted that Mbappe is extraordinary. He made three goals against Argentina. If penalties are counted, then Mbappe scored four goals. Mbappe seemed to be a hero alone against Argentina.
In the end, France lost on penalties. Mbappe’s statement that the South American team was not competitive has dispelled. The proof is Argentina won the 2022 World Cup. France failed to win the World Cup trophy for the third time. However, one of his players, namely striker Kylian Mbappe, managed to get an individual award. Mbappe managed to become the top scorer and at the same time won the golden boot for the 2022 World Cup. During the 2022 World Cup, Mbappe was able to score the most goals among the other players. Mbappe was able to score 8 goals.
Mbappe’s goal score is the same as that of Brazilian striker Ronaldo Luiz Nazario de Lima at the 2002 World Cup. At that time Ronaldo was also able to score 8 goals. After Ronaldo scored 8 goals in the 2002 World Cup, no player has scored that many goals yet. Even players who became the top scorers in the World Cup after the 2002 World Cup were only able to score no more than 6 goals.
At the 2006 World Cup, Germany’s top scorer was Miroslav Klose (Germany). The number of goals he managed to score was only 5 goals. Down 3 goals from the top scorer of the 2002 World Cup. Then at the 2010 World Cup South Africa. At that time the joint top scorer, four people. They are Thomas Muller (Germany), David Villa (Spain), Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands), and Diego Forlan (Uruguay).
But similar to the 2006 World Cup top scorer Thomas Muller, the four players were only able to record 5 goals each. This means that the productivity of the top scorers in the 2010 World Cup also decreased.
Next in the 2014 World Cup Brazil. The top scorer at that time was James Rodriguez (Colombia). However, the top scorer’s goal score slightly increased by one goal from before. James Rodriguez managed to score 6 goals. Next at the 2018 World Cup Russia. The top scorer at that time was Harry Kane (England). However, the top scorer’s goals did not change from the top scorer in the previous World Cup, only 6 goals.
Now at the 2022 World Cup Qatar Mbappe has managed to increase his goal score to 8 goals. This means that there is an increase in productivity from the previous four World Cups. By becoming the top scorer of the 2022 World Cup, Mbappe is also entitled to the golden boot of the 2022 World Cup.
Meanwhile, the player who is the inspiration for the Argentina Tango team squad, Lionel Messi is entitled to the award as the best player. Messi was also awarded the golden ball. Messi actually almost became the top scorer of the 2022 World Cup like Mbappe. Messi only has one goal difference from the number of goals scored by Mbappe.
Apart from Lionel Messi, there are two other Argentinian players who also received individual awards. The two players in question are Emiliano Martinez and Enzo Fernandez. Emiliano Martinez received the golden glove award. This award is given to the best goalkeeper who has made a major contribution to his team.
In this case, Martinez’s contribution is quite significant for the Argentine Tango team. The most recent was saving French player Kingsley Coman’s penalty kick. Meanwhile, Enzo Fernandez won the award as the best young player. Fernandez received the award because he made a big and vital contribution to the Tango team during the 2022 World Cup.
Congratulations to Kylian Mbappe for being the top scorer and winning the golden boot for the 2022 World Cup. Congratulations also for Lionel Messi for helping Argentina win the 2022 World Cup and at the same time getting the golden ball. Next congratulations to Emiliano Martinez for getting the golden gloves. Don’t forget to also congratulate Enzo Fernandez who has won the award as the best young player.
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