Argentina’s players are ready to make amends with Kylian Mbappe on Sunday after his remarks on the quality of South American football a few months ago offended them.
Following a 2-0 victory over Morocco on Wednesday, France will play the Albiceleste in the 2022 World Cup championship.
controversial Assertions
Mbappe asserted that European teams are superior to their South American counterparts when speaking about the most recent World Cup champions. Brazil took home the trophy as the last South American team in 2002.
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According to Mbappe, South American football is not as developed as European football, which is why European teams have consistently won the last few World Cups.
“The benefit of living in Europe is that we are able to consistently play at a high level. Unlike Brazil and Argentina, we are prepared when we arrive.”
In the meantime, Croatia and the Netherlands were defeated by Argentina in the semi-finals and quarter-finals of the tournament in Qatar, respectively.
Desire for Retribution
Before the competition, some Argentine fans created a contentious song about the ancestry of some French football players. The Albiceleste will seek retribution after losing to Les Blues 4-3 in the World Cup Round of 16 of 2018.