“The best team in Europe but…”, Mbappé warns Spain!

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By: Nicolas Gerbault

Kylian Mbappé gave a long interview to Movistar+ during the international break. The number 10 of Real Madrid and the French team discussed several current topics including the 2026 World Cup.

A few months before the biggest world competition, the 26-year-old striker spoke about the potential forces. For him, Spain stands out as the best team in Europe and as one of the main favorites for final victory.

However, the 2018 world champion wanted to warn La Roja. For him, the spirit of the World Cup is not the same as a European Championship. “For me, they are the best team in Europe at the moment, but the World Cup is different. Spain is one of the rare teams where the young players play like those of the first team. I can only congratulate them for this, it's an advantage. It's a team that masters the game very well. Technically, they are very strong. In my experience of World Cups, it is not always good to arrive in such good shape before the competition. They are very young and many of them don't know what a World Cup is,” he blurted. Words that should provoke a reaction in Spain.

Mbappé reveals his role models in the role of captain

Since the end of the 2022 World Cup and the international retirement of Hugo Lloris, Kylian Mbappé has become the new captain of the France team. New to the exercise, the French striker admitted to having models to better manage this new role.

“I knew Sergio Ramos and he was a captain at heart. Even in life, in the locker room, he was always available for others. And what's more, he wasn't captain in Paris. I think he was born to be a captain,”
he initially said in the show
Telefoot.

Before continuing and mentioning Marquinhos and Hugo Lloris:
“Afterwards, I had Marquinhos at PSG. He was very accommodating, he is someone who has imbued himself with the DNA of the club and who represents the club perfectly. I have had many captains in the French team. Lloris was a great captain, different, but just as unifying for the rest of the team. He has always had exemplary behavior. He is also one of the people who inspired me. »