France’s Kylian Mbappé mentioned he knew that Lionel Messi would win the Ballon d’Or after the Argentina ahead led his nation to glory on the 2022 World Cup.
Mbappe scored a hat trick for France within the epic last in Qatar however he couldn’t forestall Argentina from lifting the title on penalties.
“I knew he would win it [Ballon d’Or] the evening of the World Cup last,” Mbappé mentioned.
“Messi deserves it. If he wins the World Cup he has to win the Ballon d’Or. He is likely one of the greatest in historical past, if not one of the best.”
Messi, who was named because the World Cup’s Participant of the Event after scoring seven objectives, received a file eighth Ballon d’Or, forward of Manchester Metropolis’s Erling Haaland and former Paris Saint-Germain teammate Mbappé.
Some questioned whether or not Inter Miami star Messi deserved the award forward of Metropolis’s Haaland, who scored 51 objectives to guide Metropolis to a Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup treble. For Mbappé, who had 29 league objectives in 34 league appearances to assist PSG win the Ligue 1 title, there is not any debate.
“It is true that Erling Haaland and I had a great season, however that subsequent to a World Cup received by Messi, there isn’t a comparability,” Mbappé mentioned.