France superstar Kylian Mbappé said "we know how to play dirty football too" and praised his team for keeping it cool and not falling for Paraguay's attempts to provoke fights and fouls.
"They thought we'd come out to play in tuxedos, that we'd just come out to pull off fancy moves and one-twos. We know how to play dirty football too," he said after the 1-0 win on Saturday.
Mbappé scored the winner from the spot in the 70th minute after Desire Doue was brought down in the box.
"If we have to get our hands dirty, we'll get our hands dirty. We have no problem with that," he said.
The penalty was only awarded after video review and referee Ilgiz Tantashev was criticized by France coach Didier Deschamps for his lenient approach.
"They thought we'd come out to play in tuxedos, that we'd just come out to pull off fancy moves and one-twos. We know how to play dirty football too," he said after the 1-0 win on Saturday.
Mbappé scored the winner from the spot in the 70th minute after Desire Doue was brought down in the box.
"If we have to get our hands dirty, we'll get our hands dirty. We have no problem with that," he said.
The penalty was only awarded after video review and referee Ilgiz Tantashev was criticized by France coach Didier Deschamps for his lenient approach.
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