[84], On 5 September 2020, Mbappé scored the only goal for France in a 1–0 UEFA Nations League win against Sweden. [119], On 28 January 2019, Mbappé donated $34,000 (around £26,000) to a crowdfunding campaign to finance a private search mission to find football player Emiliano Sala, whose light aircraft had gone missing over the English Channel a week earlier. [32] Monaco were eliminated from the Champions League 4–1 on aggregate by Juventus, with Mbappé scoring Monaco's lone goal in the second leg. [23], On 11 February 2017, Mbappé scored the first Ligue 1 hat-trick of his career in the 5–0 home win over Metz; at 18 years and two months he became the youngest player to score a Ligue 1 hat-trick since Jérémy Ménez did it for FC Sochaux-Montbéliard back in 2005. Le Figaro's full list . Luka Modric has coolly controlled matches in Russia with his graceful play in the middle. The runner-up gets $28 million. The tennis final starts in London two hours before the soccer kicks off in Moscow. Spain won the 2010 title in another Europe-only final against the Netherlands, and Germany defeated Argentina in 2014 to become the first European team to win the World Cup in South America. Croatia, a country of 4.5 million people which gained independence from the former Yugoslavia only 27 years ago, enters the final after playing three straight extra-time matches, including two nerve-racking penalty shootouts. I'd love to see him in a race with Charlie Adam. He was what we call a 'crack' (the best). Although Mbappe has impressed for France at the month-long tournament, Modric has been the rock and the spark for Croatia. "Les Bleus au berceau: "J'étais persuadé que Kylian Mbappé passerait à la télé! [109] While he admits his "life has been totally turned upside down" since he first entered the spotlight, he says he is "happy". 3. But it was at the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ that Mbappé’s sparkling ability crystallized for everybody to see. [73] On 31 August 2017, Mbappé scored his first senior international goal in a 2018 World Cup qualification match against the Netherlands. 7 shirt in new-look Paris Saint-Germain kit", "Mbappe scores twice in Lique 1 return to seal PSG fight-back", "Cavani, Mbappe & Neymar all score as PSG maintain 100% start", "Mbappe after red card: I would do it again", "PSG's Kylian Mbappe doesn't regret red card: 'I would do the same thing, "Mbappe breaks 45-year Ligue 1 record in PSG rout", "Ada Hegerberg: first women's Ballon d'Or marred as winner is asked to twerk", "Dijon 0 Paris Saint-Germain 4: No Champions League hangover as Di Maria dazzles", "Mbappe ensures PSG make Ligue 1 history despite defeat", "TROPHÉES UNFP 2019: LE PALMARÈS COMPLET", "Mbappé and Di Maria Earn PSG First 2019–20 Trophy", "Kylian Mbappe: PSG forward sets another Champions League record with 'perfect' substitute hat-trick", "PSG awarded Ligue 1 title and two teams are relegated after season is scrapped", "Paris Saint-Germain crowned Ligue 1 champions after French season called off", "Kylian Mbappé and Angel Di Maria: top scorer and top assist provider", "Mbappe Injury Overshadows PSG's Coupe De France Title", "PSG forward Mbappe out of Champions League quarter-final against Atalanta", "Mbappe training return boosts PSG for Atalanta quarterfinal", "Atalanta dealt cruelest of exits by PSG late show", "Bayern Munich beat Paris Saint-Germain to win Champions League", "Kylian Mbappe tests positive for Covid-19 while playing with France", "Monaco star Mbappé given maiden France call-up", "Liverpool interested in signing Monaco's Kylian Mbappe", "The youngest goalscorer at the #WorldCup for France! More AP World Cup coverage: https://apnews.com/tag/WorldCup, France's Samuel Umtiti, second from left, is congratulated by his teammates France's Antoine Griezmann, Raphael Varane and Paul Pogba, from left, after scoring the opening goal during the semifinal match between France and Belgium at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the St. Petersburg Stadium in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, July 10, 2018.