Kylian Mbappe, who scored three goals in the final but failed to help France win the title, looked quite upset after the game. French President Emmanuel Macron personally walked onto the pitch, stroked his shoulder several times, and even talked to him during the awards ceremony, but the French star didn't seem to be too willing to communicate too much, and a netizen teased that "Mbappe's heart may just want to say 'President, let me be quiet for a while'". ".
Macron jumped up and down in excitement in the VIP box when Mbappe won the penalty for France and scored. However, France lost the penalty shootout in extra time. Macron, who traveled from afar, consoled all the players after the match, and especially accompanied Mbappe, who was sitting alone on the pitch, giving him comfort and hugs, but Mbappe turned away after getting a hug from the president.
During the award ceremony, Macron himself presented the top scorer trophy to Mbabi, who has accumulated 8 goals. When he met Mbabi again on stage, Macron not only touched his head, but also talked to him for a few moments. But Mbabi didn't seem to want to communicate visually and his expression appeared a bit impatient. Nonetheless, as president, he politely listened to Macron's speech and quickly left the stage after shaking hands.
In his post-match interview, Macron said, "I said to him, you're only 23 years old but you're already a World Cup marksman and you've won the World Cup; I'm as sad as you are, but you've done the whole country proud and we were very close to winning, we were just one ball game away."
