Mbappe ready for ‘special’ 100th cap
Key takeaways
- “It is always a pleasure to have the chance to play for your country.
- He will become the 10th French player to reach a century of caps, but is still a long way away from the record of 145 appearances held by his former teammate, goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.
- “The importance and the stakes of the match are what really matter and we need a win to go through,” insisted Mbappe.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize Kylian Mbappe has already reached one major landmark at this year’s World Cup by becoming his country’s all-time top scorer, and on Monday he will hit another when the France skipper wins his 100th international cap against Iraq.
“It is always a pleasure to have the chance to play for your country. There is nothing bigger — one hundred is a historic figure, and to have the chance to reach that tally here at a World Cup means it will be a special match for me,” Mbappe told reporters Sunday in Philadelphia, where the teams will clash in Group I.
He will become the 10th French player to reach a century of caps, but is still a long way away from the record of 145 appearances held by his former teammate, goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.