#世界杯冠军预测 Mbappé scores and assists, replicating "Messi's script"; only European teams and Argentina left in the World Cup

Missed a penalty, then scored and assisted. That was the script Messi got two days ago, and it's also the show Mbappé put on today. In the 25th minute, Mbappé broke into the box and was tripped by Mazraoui, the referee awarded a penalty, but Mbappé's spot kick was poor and was directly saved by Bounou. France thus missed the chance to take the lead in the first half, and the two teams went 0-0 into the break.
Two days ago, Messi also missed a penalty in the 21st minute. Notably, when taking that penalty, the referee twice stopped play to check VAR, and by the time the kick was finally taken, 3 minutes and 11 seconds had passed. Even Haaland, watching the game, couldn't help but complain on social media: "Waiting 5 minutes for a penalty is still too long."
But that didn't affect Mbappé's individual performance. In the 60th minute, Mbappé delivered a brilliant curling shot from the edge of the box, the ball went straight into the top corner, and Bounou's dive was nowhere near it. Six minutes later, Mbappé provided an assist; Dembélé drove deep into the box and shot from the edge, and Bounou's save couldn't stop the ball from going in.
In this World Cup, Mbappé has played 6 matches and scored 8 goals. He and Messi are both on 8 goals in the current scoring chart, but Mbappé is ahead due to more assists. This is the third World Cup of Mbappé's career at age 27, and he has now scored a staggering 20 goals in the World Cup, surpassing the previous record of 16 goals held by Klose before this tournament. On the all-time World Cup scoring list, he is one goal behind Messi (21 goals). In the 77th minute, Mbappé was substituted off, and cameras caught him icing his ankle on the bench.
Speaking about the substitution after the match, Mbappé said: "Overall it's fine. My ankle got knocked, but it's nothing serious. At that moment, JP (Mateta) was more suitable than me for the last 15 minutes. It's fine, he almost scored."
When asked about his target, Mbappé said: "Target? I don't know. Can't relax. There's still a long way to go. The next matches will be harder, but we'll recover well." With Morocco eliminated, the World Cup now has only 6 European teams and one Argentina left.