French forward Kylian Mbappe grabbed the maximum headlines as he went on to become the youngest player to score a goal in the finals of the World Cup against Croatia by 4-2. The 19-year-old scored four goals in the tournament and was named as the FIFA Young Player Award. He scored a goal at the 65th minute of the 2018 FIFA Finals. However, the match was obstructed due to four members of Pussy Riot, a Russian feminist protest punk rock band who ran on the pitch.
One of the band members gave a high five to Kylian Mbappe and the teenager also responded to the same. The picture of the act went viral and the netizens posted hilarious comments about the same. Check out a few tweets.
“Was this the best #WolrdCup final? Lots of goals, lots of craziness, both teams with plenty to be proud of, Mbappe high fiving a Pussy Riot pitch invader. A beautiful game,” read a tweet.
Was this the best #WolrdCup final? Lots of goals, lots of craziness, both teams with plenty to be proud of, Mbappe high fiving a Pussy Riot pitch invader.
A beautiful game. pic.twitter.com/MK91bZGpdJ
— Lincoln Michel (@TheLincoln) July 15, 2018
Another netizen wrote, “Yeah, he seems very happy about it!.”
Yeah, he seems very happy about it! pic.twitter.com/PnyCd0jDZo
— Global XI (@script_football) July 15, 2018
“That's not a high-five. that's a big-ten! he's a believer,” read another tweet.
that's not a high-five. that's a big-ten! he's a believer
— millions of (@rllmsyhr) July 15, 2018
“lol Kylian Mbappe high-fived the pitch invader like a total boss (Clive Rose/Getty Images),” read another post.
lol Kylian Mbappe high-fived the pitch invader like a total boss (Clive Rose/Getty Images) pic.twitter.com/aihsGxuba5
— Sung Min Kim (@sung_minkim) July 15, 2018
“Mbappe high fiving a pitch invader. He's as cool as a Shaolin Monk,” read another tweet.
Dejan Lovren X Pitch Invader X Mbappe. #CRO #WorldCup #FRA pic.twitter.com/BeAzJvv3CG
— Clattenbeurg mesut (@hakemmesut) July 15, 2018
Croatian coach, Zlatko Dali congratulated the French team while addressing the press for winning their second title. “I congratulate France on their title. We played well in the first 20 minutes, we controlled the game. Then there was an own goal from a set play. We came back to life, dominated and then the penalty was given. I have to congratulate my players, it was maybe the best game we played in these championships; we controlled the match but we conceded. Against such a strong side as France, you must not make mistakes. We are a bit sad but we have to be proud as well for what we've done," he said.
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