Walker did not respond to Mbappé’s greeting before starting the France vs. England | VIDEO

The French team once again showed an efficient development and beat England 2-1, a result with which they entered the semifinals of the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The match was very even and the duel between Kyle Walker and Kylian Mbappé drew attention. , who precisely starred in a controversial scene before the initial whistle.

The match at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor was about to start and the squads settled in at the mouth of the tunnel, while they waited for the signal to go out onto the field for the protocol ceremony. The footballers, as usually happens, lined up and ‘Kiki’ was one of the last in ‘Les Bleus’.

After reaching his position, Mbappé directly approached Kyle Walker, who was going to be in charge of marking him during the game, and tried to greet him: he shook his hand and waited for the same response. However, the Manchester City right-back, in a regrettable move, ignored the gesture.

Kylian was surprised and, obviously nervous, he only managed to laugh, while he tried to hide his discomfort by making some warm-up movements. The event was recorded and clearly explained by the BBC, given that at first there were doubts about who had rejected the PSG attacker’s sign of kindness.

Precisely, the side camera in the stadium tunnel suggested that Jordan Henderson was the one who ignored ‘Kiki’, although this hypothesis was ruled out shortly after.

And on the football front, Kyle Walker and Mbappé faced each other again on the pitch: the individual duel was even, but France managed to prevail in the collective. In that sense, Kylian led the effusive celebration of his team when they saw that Harry Kane missed a penalty for England, which could have made it 2-2 on the scoreboard.