SukritiMoroccan
Although he is native of Spain, Achraf made a choice to play for his parents’ country in this World Cup, ie, Morocco. Before as well he played for Morroco in 2016 in U-20 and later in U-23 as well. Morroco won against Iran on 15th this month for 1:0 and later lost to Portugal a day before yesterday for 1:0.
Did You Know?- Brazil and Italy, these two countries have won around 50% of the World Cup tournaments, out of 19 World cups, 9 are in the names of these two countries.
Opposite Ronaldo
Achraf is a promising player and being one of the youngest, this FIFA is surely going to teach him a lot about the game. You can see him in the next match on coming Monday against Spain, where he’ll be playing opposite to Ronaldo; his club-mate. Interesting!
Did You Know?- On an average, football players run 9.65kms per game.
#2 New Old Ronaldo
Kylian Mbappé Lottin was born on 20 December 1998. He plays at the forward position for Paris Saint-Germain and in this World Cup, he is playing for France, his native country. And trust us when we tell you that many fans call him “the new old Ronaldo”. In 17 international appearances, he has made 4 goals. Talking about his clubs where he appeared 116 times and made 52 goals to date.
Did You Know?- So far it is not a fact that hosting a World Cup improves the hosting country’s global image.
Antonio Riccardi tells of him, “Mentally, he was always in difficulty,” Riccardi said. “At 11, he was playing with 13-year-olds, and at 13 with 15-year-olds. He was playing against the best players in the region, sometimes kids who were 15 centimeters taller than him.” France recently won against Austraila this month with 2:1 score. A day before yesterday, they won against Peru for 1:0 and you can catch them on your TVs this Tuesday when the team will play against Denmark.
Did You Know?- FIFA is also called the “United Nations of Football” as it has 209 member countries.
Smiling And Shining
While growing up his favorite player was Ronaldo. He is the youngest player of Monaco when he joined the team at the of 16 years and 347 days. Breaking a record set by Thierry Henry whom he met in Champions league semi-finale in May 2017; a heartwarming moment for the two. We are still gushing over his smile which makes him so adorable.
Did You Know?- To develop football everywhere and for all, to organize the inspiring tournament and to care about society and the environment is the 3-pillared mission of FIFA.
Fan Following
Kylian has a huge fan following on Instagram with more than that 1.5 million followers yet the player has managed to keep his life away from media. His father has been a huge support and his agent as well. His dad has been his first coach with whom he practiced as a kid.
Did You Know?- “For the Game. For the World” is FIFA’s slogan.