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'Treated him really badly!' - Cristian Romero finally reveals why he screamed in Kylian Mbappe's face during World Cup final

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Published 11:59 19 Jan 2023 GMT

'Treated him really badly!' - Cristian Romero finally reveals why he screamed in Kylian Mbappe's face during World Cup final

Cristian Romero was NOT happy with how France forward Kylian Mbappe treated one of his Argentina teammates during the World Cup final.

Adnan Riaz

Adnan Riaz

Argentina defender Cristian Romero has revealed the main reason why he screamed in the face of France star Kylian Mbappe during the 2022 World Cup final.

Mbappe fell short of claiming back-to-back World Cup medals, despite singlehandedly inspiring France’s comeback against Argentina in Qatar.

Lionel Messi opened the scoring for Argentina from the spot-kick before Angel Di Maria doubled the 2021 Copa America champions’ lead before half-time.

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Mbappe pulled France back into the final with a sensational quick-fire brace late in the second half at the Lusail Stadium, which forced the tie to extra-time.

Messi restored Argentina’s advantage in the second half of extra-time, but Paris Saint-Germain teammate Mbappe went on to complete his sensational hat-trick.

Mbappe converted from the spot-kick in the shootout, but Didier Deschamps’ men were beaten 4-2 on penalties by eventual World Cup winners Argentina.

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Romero was spotted yelling at Mbappe after Messi scored Argentina’s third against France in the World Cup final.

However, the 24-year-old Tottenham centre-back claimed his actions were in response to Mbappe treating Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez “really badly.”

Argentina defender Cristian Romero screamed in the face of France forward Kylian Mbappe in the World Cup final.
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“I yelled in Mbappe’s face to celebrate our goal,” Romero told D Sports Radio.

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“Because Enzo had spoken to him and he had treated him really badly. Then I celebrated Leo’s goal in his face.”

He added: “I saw Leo’s penalty, it was the only one I saw. Afterwards, I didn’t see any more penalties, because I was kneeling and praying.”

Romero also hailed Argentina captain Messi as the GOAT of football and praised the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner for his “simplicity and humility.”

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“From a football point of view, we know what Messi represents, for me and for many others he is the greatest in history,” he said.

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“He has a simplicity and humility on a day-to-day basis and that makes him greater.”

Featured Image Credit: Alamy

Topics: Kylian Mbappe, France, Argentina, Football World Cup, Football

Adnan Riaz
Adnan Riaz

Adnan Riaz is a journalist for SPORTbible. He studied for a B.A. in History at the University of York and followed it up with an M.A. in Multimedia Journalism at MMU. Before he started writing about sports, he spent over four years in the gaming press. He has worked for several publications, including Hardcore Gamer, LADbible and the Manchester Evening News. Follow him on Twitter to find out what he is working on next. Got a story tip for Adnan? Email him: [email protected]

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