The Blues on their way to a new feat? Saturday evening December 10, the French team coached by Didier Deschamps won their opposition 2 goals to 1 against the English in the last quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup, in Al-Khor.
Winning this ticket to access the semi-final which will take place on Wednesday against Morocco was not a piece of cake. After opening the scoring with a strike from Aurélien Tchouaméni, the French team found themselves shaken by English pressure. The British team also equalized following a penalty from Harry Kane after the break. It was without counting the bravery of Olivier Giroud who was able to restore the advantage to the Blues with a furious goal from the head. A short-lived relief since a new penalty was whistled in favor of the English after a foul by Théo Hernandez. But this time, England striker Harry Kane completely missed and fired over Hugo Lloris’s goal.
Following this miss which caused a huge “phew” of relief all over France, the prodigy Kylian Mbappé could not contain his joy, screaming with happiness. A strong scene which has also been widely relayed in the media and on social networks. But it is an understatement to say that the English did not appreciate this reaction from the French striker and took it as a provocation, even a mockery. This Sunday, December 11, the Daily Mail returned to this controversy and castigated in its columns a “ruthless Kylian Mbappé who mocks Harry Kane while laughing at the England captain after his missed penalty“. The famous British media took pleasure in recalling that Kylian Mbappé had also failed during the penalty shootout in the round of 16 of the last Euro lost against Switzerland. From there to say that the English l have a little bad after this elimination, there is only one step…