France star Kylian Mbappe’s comments are making waves. He said that the European Championship (Euro) is more difficult than the World Cup. Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez and midfielder Leandro Paredes countered that no tournament is harder than the World Cup.
Mbappe scored one goal in a friendly against Luxembourg on June 6, leading his team to a 3-0 win. More than his performance, it was his comments that generated the most buzz.
“For me, the Euros are harder than the World Cup,” Mbappe said after the game. The pressure is much greater in the World Cup, but here every team knows each other,” Mbappe said after the game, adding, ‘The Euros are very complicated, starting with the group stage.’
Mbappe said this for a reason. Mbappe tasted victory with France at the 2018 World Cup in Russia and then led the team to the final at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where he was the top scorer.
However, he hasn’t had the same luck at the Euros. Mbappe’s France suffered a shocking Euro 2020 exit in the round of 16 after losing to Switzerland on penalties. It was a crushing moment for the World Cup champions’ pride.
Even before Mbappe’s arrival, they narrowly missed winning the Euro. France came closer than ever to winning Euro 2016 on home soil, making it all the way to the final. But in the final, despite Portugal’s ace Cristiano Ronaldo missing the first half due to injury, the Portuguese defeated France 1-0 in extra time to win the title. France’s last Euro title dates back to 2000.
The players of Argentina, the champions of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, think differently. They believe that there is no tournament harder than the World Cup.
France and Argentina met in the final of the last World Cup in Qatar 2022. The two teams went to extra time, but couldn”t settle the score at 3-3, and the game went to 스포츠토토 penalties. Argentina’s patron saint, Emiliano Martinez, saved one goal and France’s Aurélien Chouameni missed the other to send Argentina to the top of the World Cup.
“The Copa America will be more difficult than before, but nothing is more difficult than the World Cup,” Martinez told Argentine journalist Gaston Edul, “the stadiums are different, we travel every three days, and we train in the heat when it’s 40 degrees. I have so many injuries because I played until the final,” he said of the World Cup’s demands.
Argentina midfielder Paredes, who played alongside Mbappe at PSG, also emphasized the World Cup’s difficulty: “Without a doubt, the World Cup is harder than any other 바카라사이트 추천 tournament,” he said, adding, “I’ve never played in a Euro, but there’s nothing like the World Cup because there are the best players in the world.”
France will kick off Euro 2024 in Germany on June 15, while Argentina will take part in the Copa America 2024 in the United States starting on June 21. Both nations are among the top favorites to win the tournament.
If France wins, it will be their first Euro title in 24 years, while Argentina will be looking to win back-to-back tournaments after being crowned champions of the 2021 Copa America.
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