Mbappe says will 'never' get over WC heartbreak

Mbappe said he had been through some "difficult times" since the defeat but he showed few signs of the setback in Qatar as he won and converted a 96th minute penalty to give PSG a last-gasp 2-1 win against Strasbourg on Ligue 1's resumption following the World Cup break.

"I think I'm never going to get over it," Mbappe said, speaking 10 days after he scored a hat-trick in the final against Argentina which the South Americans won in a penalty shootout.

"As I said to my teammates, there is no reason why the club should pay the price for the failure of the national team, they are two very different situations. It does me good to come back with a win and to have a link with the club, the supporters and my teammates," 24-year-old Mbappe said.

Neymar, who was left in tears after Brazil were knocked out by Croatia in the quarter-finals of the World Cup, was sent off for two yellow cards in PSG's victory.

 

December 28, 2022