Kylian Mbappé reduces the euphoria in Spain: “Many players do not know what a World Cup is”

The French Kylian Mbappé surrendered at the time of the Spanish team, protagonist of a streak of 28 games without losing and being considered one of the favorites for the 2026 World Cup, but warned of the lack of experience of many of its players: “they won the Eurocup playing very well but “A World Cup is different.”

«Spain is a team that has a lot of control in its games, they know how to play, how to control, technically they are very strong. They have the profiles to play like this. It is one of the few teams that its players they play the same from little ones to the absolute«, he praised in 'Universo Valdano'.

«But in a World Cup it is not so important to arrive so well before, then anything can happen. Spain has a very young team, with many players who do not know what a World Cup is. For me they are the best team in Europe, they won the European Championship playing very well but a World Cup is different and all the teams want to win. “Everyone looks at Spain, I hope they play well but I hope France wins,” he added.

Mbappé spoke from the experience of having been world champion with France and after having lost a final scoring three goals. «I have played two World CupsI know them very well. I have experienced all the possible emotions, when you have a toughest moment, the pressure that is unique. “To feel the pressure of your entire country and do something good, you have to know how to handle it and not many players can do it,” he said.

In addition to winning major titles with Real Madrid, Mbappé faces this season with the challenge of becoming world champion again and getting over the loss of the final against Argentina. «I hope to score again in a World Cup final and win it. It's a dream to win it again. Losing a final hurts a lot, but in France we always say that there are no two without three and I hope for a third final to win after learning in 2022,” he said.

«You don't think about scoring in a World Cup final, you think about winning. We forwards have to score. It was a crazy game in which Argentina deserved to win, they played the game better although there were moments when we were better, but it is deserved. We must not forget it to seek to win in 2026,” he added.

For Kylian, nothing experienced in the next World Cup with heat and long distances between the venues in the United States, Canada and Mexico will affect the objective. «We experienced it in the Club World Cup and it was very complicated but people know that A World Cup for national teams is the most important thing for a footballer. Whether it's hot or the fields aren't as good, we will give our lives to try to win,” he said.