Mbappé and the unprecedented record that he will achieve just by playing against Argentina

When Polish referee Szymon Marciniak blows his whistle and the ball rolls in the Lusail Stadium, kylian mbappe he will have broken a new precocity record: he will become the youngest player in history to play in two world finals. The first was in Russia 2018; the second, the Argentina vs. France in Qatar 2022. Beyond the result, the first great joy of the Frenchman will be that.

the moment you do it. At an age in which many continue to study for a career and others still have not decided what they will do for his future, Kylian will mark a milestone in football, a sport in which he has set out to break all records written by Lionel Messi Y Cristiano Ronaldo.

mbappe will surpass the mark of the brazilian Denilson who, with 24 years, 9 months and 6 days, maintained the top mark. The former striker played the last match of the France 1998 editions (lost) and Korea-Japan 2002 editions (won). In addition, ‘Les Bleus’ will look for something that only 2 teams have achieved in all of history: to be two-time world champions. The first case was carried out by Italy (1934-1938) and the second by Brazil (1958-1962).

Pele had been the youngest player to play in a final, since in sweden 1958 he was 17 years 8 months and 16 days old, while he had the chance to repeat in chili 1962but a muscle injury in the second game of the tournament sidelined him for the rest of the World Cup.

In Russia 2018, four years ago, the Frenchman was 19 years old. And he scored four goals in the seven games he played, including in the final against Croatia he scored, thus becoming the youngest player to do so since Pelé (1958).

Other records that Mbappé is looking for

kylian mbappe He has an obsession: to be a two-time world champion. He wants it like no one else and he has an all-star team that supports his dream. If he does, he will catch up with Pelé (1958 and 1962), but also with the Italian team that won the two-time championship in 1934 and 1938. In other words, he will be on the select list of World Cup stars who did it.

In addition, to raise the cup on Sunday, December 18,

Mbappé and the other champions in Russia 2018 would be the first French to achieve this and would join an Argentine (Daniel Passarella), four Italians (Giovanni Ferrari, Guido Masetti, Giuseppe Meazza and Eraldo Monzeglio) and 16 Brazilians (Pelé, Bellini, Cafú , Castilho, Didí, Djalma Santos, Garrincha, Gilmar, Mauro, Nilton Santos, Pepe, Ronaldo, Vavá, Zagallo, Zito and Zózimo).

On the other hand, there is an amazing brand that you could own as well. And it is that in Spain 82, Paolo Rossi he won the title with Italy being the top scorer of the tournament and the best player for FIFA. Kylian, for the moment, is one of the scorers (5 goals) and is on his way, along with Messi, to be chosen as the best of the competition.

On the horizon is also the record for top scorer in the history of the World Cups, something that, by his numbers, does not seem unattainable for him. He currently has nine goals and is seven away from reaching the German’s 16. Miroslav Klose. With the particularity that Mbappé is 24 years old, that is, he has at least two more World Cups left.

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