Kylian Mbappe: Leading France into final beyond my 'wildest dreams'

Kylian Mbappe said he never imagined -- "not even in my wildest dreams" -- that he could help France reach the World Cup final after Les Bleus saw off Belgium 1-0 on Tuesday.




"It is unbelievable. It is the dream of dreams, the dream of the future, everything," Mbappe said. "I don't have the words. Not even in my wildest dreams, and I am a big dreamer, would I have imagined this.


Despite his exciting display, Mbappe rejected that idea that he could be seen as a Ballon d'Or contender.

"Not skipping the hard work and fighting for the group is one of my qualities -- if I can help by running or shouting, then I will do it," the Paris Saint-Germain wonderkid. "I want to win the World Cup -- the Ballon d'Or is not my problem."


"In the changing room, [coach] Didier Deschamps was happy. We were all happy, all hugging," Mbappe said. "[France] President Emmanuel Macron came down to see us. Everyone is with us, we're all in this together.



"A lot of pride," said the defender. "We worked hard ... I scored but we delivered a good match and I'm very proud of everyone. They worked in '98 and we worked today, we reached out target to get to the final. I'm very satisfied."