He said that the South Americans didn’t play high-level matches, that the World Cup was always played by European teams. Statements coming from the mouth of Kylian Mbappeace of Real Madrid and the 2018 World Champion French national team, who on the occasion of the 2024 European Championships in Germany tried to put the teams outside the Old Continent against the light.
Strong words that Messi and other South American champions did not particularly appreciate, based on the retorts circulating on the web. And recently too RaphinhaBarcelona’s right winger, expressed himself on the matter during the interview given to ESPN Brazil: “Mbappé? Luckily for us he lost the World Cup against a South American team. I would like to see European teams play the qualifiers in South America. Between the stadiums and the altitude, I would be curious to see the differences.”