Doha: French super striker Kylian Mbappe said that he did not come to Qatar to win the Golden Ball. He said that he only dreams of the Football League Cup and that he has come to win it for France. “Of course this World Cup is my passion, it’s the fight of my dreams,” Mbappe said after the match against Poland in the pre-quarters.
Mbappe said that he arrived ready for the World Cup and everything has gone well so far. But there is a long way to go towards the goal, he said. His only goal is to win the World Cup. Kylian Mbappe told the media after the match that the quarter-final win is ahead.
France overcame Poland (3-1) in the match where Kylian Mbappe scored two goals and reached the quarterfinals. With this, Mbappe has become the sole top scorer in this World Cup with five goals. Mbappe scored five goals in four games at the Qatar World Cup. He scored four goals in the last World Cup. He also became the first player to score four or more goals for France in two World Cups.
Mbappe is only the second player to net five times for France in a single World Cup tournament. In 1958, Just Fontaine scored 13 goals. The 23-year-old also became the youngest player since Pele to score five goals in the knockout stages of the World Cup.