Kylian Mbappé, Soccer Star

Kylian Mbappé, Soccer Star — page 1

Kylian Mbappé, Soccer Star — page 2 — WORLD CHAMPION It It was halftime of the 2018 World Cup final France had a 2 1 lead over Croatia Even though France was winning its players knew there was still plenty of work to do The French team had several famous players But everyone kept their eyes on 19-year-old forward Kylian Mbappé Mbappé outruns a Croatian defender during the 2018 World Cup final 5 CHAPTER 1

Kylian Mbappé, Soccer Star — page 3 — The young star had already scored three goals in the tournament He was a big reason France was playing for its second World Cup in team history France’s head coach spoke to his team in the locker room He encouraged them to keep doing what they were doing Even so he knew their opponent was not going to give up Croatia would keep coming hard at France What should the French players do if they felt pressure Give the ball to Mbappé the coach said Fifteen minutes after halftime Mbappé saw a scoring opportunity He sent a pass near the top of the penalty area French forward Antoine Griezmann received it 6

Kylian Mbappé, Soccer Star — page 4 — Mbappé right battles for the ball with Croatian star Luka Modric Then Griezmann found midfielder Paul Pogba with another pass Pogba blasted a shot but it was blocked by a defender However Pogba got the rebound and buried it for a 3 1 lead 7

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