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Paraguay v France LIVE: Kylian Mbappe leads French charge in World Cup last 16

Louis Saha: Mbappe driven by revenge mission against Messi at 2026 World Cup

Chris Burton

8h ago· 2 min readenNews

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Summary

Former France international Louis Saha says Kylian Mbappe is on a revenge mission at the 2026 World Cup, driven by the painful memory of losing to Lionel Messi and Argentina in the 2022 Qatar World Cup final. Saha draws parallels to the 2006 French team led by Zidane, noting a renewed sense of solidarity and determination in the current squad.

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Twitter / XLouis Saha: Mbappe driven by revenge mission against Messi at 2026 World Cupgoal.com

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Definitely. The way I see it, there is a kind of solidarity that I haven't seen in this French team for quite a while.

I remember it when I was with the team in 2006, with [Zinedine] Zidane and [Patrick] Vieira, all those players, they were at the end of this road. So they had that mindset of, 'OK, leave everything on the pitch'. And those guys are doing it.

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Kylian Mbappe is on a Lionel Messi-themed revenge mission at the 2026 World Cup, Louis Saha has told GOAL, with France’s talismanic striker determined to right a few wrongs from Qatar 2022.

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