Kylian Mbappé has just become the top scorer in World Cup history. Any other player would celebrate that record as the pinnacle of their career. Not him.
“I would have preferred not to be the all-time top scorer and to play in the final”, the French forward confessed, making it clear that there is something that weighs more than any personal milestone: winning.
Mbappé was honest: the record will remain as part of his legacy, for when someone remembers his name among the greats. But today, just hours before a final, it does not even cross his mind.