‘A big challenge’: France superstar Kylian Mbappe discusses matchup in Foxborough with Brazil
Brazil and France will play against each other in a friendly soccer match Thursday afternoon at Gillette Stadium. On Thursday, the French team was in Foxborough training at the New England Revolution facility. The French team is ranked third in the world according to the FIFA rankings.
Brazil is fifth, so this is a battle of two of the favorites t win the World Cup this summer. France’s star striker Kylian Mbappe spoke to media during a press conference. He said it was his and many of his teammates’ first time in Boston.
“We want to play good games to see a little bit of the atmosphere in this great city in Boston and afterward in Washington. For us, it’s an amazing opportunity to be here,” Mbappe said. “Not only about football but also for culture.
For many of us it’s our first time here in Boston so we know nothing about Boston nothing about the city so it’s an opportunity as a person to learn a new culture a new city and new people. ” Mbappe took questions from media outlets from all over the world. There were so many reporters that the audio board ran of out plugs.
Les Blues are one of the best teams in the world, but they’re not overlooking Brazil. “It’s important for us it’s always fun to play against the best country in the world. I always said Brazil is the biggest country of football and they have five stars on the jersey so that speaks for themself,” Mbappe said.