France’s beaten captain Kylian Mbappé offered a snippet of his deep devastation in the aftermath of Tuesday’s World Cup semifinal exit to Spain, admitting that he, personally, will have to “take the s---“ coming his way after an underwhelming display.
Mbappé had been one of the tournament’s star performers. Every France game had featured either a goal or an assist from a player who described himself as “on a mission” after a disappointing club campaign with Real Madrid.