Mbappé still cropped, this time by the president of the Uruguayan federation

In May 2022, Kylian Mbappé assured that there was a difference in level between South American and European football. After Uruguay’s success in the U20 World Cup final on Sunday, the president of the Uruguayan Federation did not miss the opportunity to send the ball back to the Parisian striker.

Kylian Mbappé’s statements on the level of South American football have not finished resurfacing. In May 2022, the PSG striker assured the TNT Sports Brazil television channel that European nations were more competitive than their counterparts. “The advantage we Europeans have is that we play among ourselves with high-level matches all the time, such as the Nations League for example. When we arrive at the World Cup, we are ready, where Brazil and Argentina do not have this level in South America. Football is not as advanced as in Europe. That’s why in the last World Cups, it’s always the Europeans who have won.”

A widely commented speech, even more since Argentina triumphed against the Blues in the final of the World Cup in Qatar last December.

“Mbappé made a mistake”

After the Argentinians, it’s the Uruguayans’ turn to volley the French international. After the coronation of the U20s at the World Cup, the president of the Federation Ignacio Alonso gave a layer. “Mbappé made a mistake. We have to be more positive and think that we are very strong as a continent because football was born here, he told As. We have shown that we can be competitive and that “We could win. We definitely beat a powerful team (Italy), a team that beat Brazil. We beat countries from every continent. That’s historic.”

Declarations followed by a new chambering. On social networks, Claudio Tapia, president of the Argentine Football Federation (AFA), also got angry with the PSG striker. “Argentina are the senior world champions. Uruguay are the under-20 world champions. Brazil are the under-17 champions and Olympic champions. But how? If Mbappé said there was no has no level in South America”.