Mbappe set a record for the French national team in the number of matches at the World Championships

Kylian Mbappe, the striker of the French national football team, has set a national record for the number of matches played at the World Championships. It happened in the game against the Spanish team, which takes place on July 14 in Arlington.

The match against the Spanish team was the 21st for the striker. According to this indicator, he was ahead of goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, who has 20 matches on his account. The goalkeeper, who won the tournament in 2018, ended his career with the national team after the World Cup in 2022.

Mbappe has represented Real Madrid since 2024. In the 2024/25 season, the striker won the Intercontinental Cup and the Spanish Super Cup with the Spanish club. Together with the French national team, the footballer won gold at the 2018 World Cup in Russia and became the silver medalist at the 2022 tournament in Qatar.

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