A cheesed-off Emiliano Martinez has told Kylian Mbappe that his criticism of South American football wasn't so wise ahead of their seismic World Cup final clash.
France superstar Mbappe made headlines earlier this year by claiming that South America isn't as advanced as his native Europe, prompting criticism from some of the continent's biggest names. "The advantage we have in Europe is that we play among ourselves with high-level matches all the time, such as the Nations League," the Paris Saint-Germain forward declared in May when looking ahead to the tournament in Qatar.
"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 at the last World Cups, it's always the Europeans who win."
