Kylian Mbappé He went this Monday to the French fans in an open letter in which thanked he fan supportdid balance of the 2026 World Cup and reflected on footballwhere he also had a space to remember again the former coach, Didier Deschamps.
He captain of the gala team corresponded to their compatriots after the fourth place they achieved in the United States: “They never abandoned faith in us, not even when we least deserved it.. This story was written by millions of hands, not just eleven in the field, all driven by the same passion. you stayed up latesometimes until the middle of the night. you met at home or bars with family or friends. Others were there same with us, all generations together united around the same pleasure, that of share. “That is the strength of sport.”.
Mbappé’s open letter
Mbappé “accepts with pride” the title of top scorerbut recognizes the “pain” for not having managed to accompany him with the Cup. “It will continue to hurt for a while, we didn’t bring a team trophy. Maybe we owed you a nicer ending, but “We don’t always choose the end of the story.”. The ’10’ thanked his teammates for being part of that recognition: “Without their work, their runs, their passes, without that team spirit that took us from the first to the last game, I would never have scored so much. “This title belongs to the team as much as it belongs to me.”
As expected, it also had a I remember Deschampscoach with whom he has always shown a close relationship, and the entire team around the French delegation. “To DidierI’ve already told you what I had to say, he knows it. Thanks to him, and to all those who no one ever sees and without which none of this would be possible“.
Finally, he reflected on the importance of football and the future of the French team. “footballdeep down, it’s still a game. A game that we take ourselves very seriouslywhich we work all our lives to try to master, but it’s still a game. This World Cup comes to an end, but the story continues. There will be other summer nights when we will meet again. We’re not done playing together“concludes Mbappe.
Mbappé’s full open letter
“THANK YOU.
A month of excitement. To overcome limits. Of pride in wearing the colors of France.
Of passion, above all, the same one that drives us on the field and that drives you, in front of the screen as in the stands. That’s what we experienced together, AN INCREDIBLE STORY.
We didn’t bring a team trophy. IT HURTS AND WILL CONTINUE TO HURT FOR A WHILE, I’m not going to lie to you about that.
I accept the title of top scorer with pride, but it would have been much better with the cup on top.
Maybe we owed you a nicer ending. But we don’t always choose the end of the story, we choose what we put in it, and we put everything into it. THAT DOES FILL US WITH PRIDE.
Thanks to my colleagues. Without his work, his runs, his passes, without that team spirit that took us from the first game to the last, I would never have scored so much. This title belongs to the team as much as it belongs to me.
As a child, I dreamed of playing in a World Cup, at least one. I have played in three, I have won one, and this year, I was proud to compete in it with the captain’s sash. I will never forget it.
You stayed up late, sometimes half the night depending on time zones, to watch us play on the other side of the world, you met at home, in bars, with family or friends, all over France and beyond.
Others were right there with us, in the stadiums, with flags on their shoulders. Children with bright eyes, men and women of all origins and all generations together, united around the same pleasure, that of sharing. That is the strength of this sport.
And you never failed us, not even in the hardest moments, not even when we deserved it least. We wrote this story with millions of hands, not just eleven on the field, driven by the same fervor.
To Didier, I have already told him what I had to say, he knows it. Thanks to him, to his entire team as well, physios, cooks, trainers, drivers, all those whom no one ever sees and without whom none of this would be possible. And to those who welcomed us in the United States throughout this competition.
Football, at its core, is still a game. A game that we take very seriously, that we work our entire lives to try to master, but it is still a game, with its simple rules that have not changed since we started playing it: ball, goal, desire to score. That is why it unites us all with the same passion.
This World Cup comes to an end, but the story continues. There will be other games, other summer or winter nights in which we will meet again in front of this same game, with the same desire intact. WE ARE NOT DONE PLAYING TOGETHER.
Thanks for everything.
“Kylian Mbappé”