The insult Mbappé gave to Messi after losing to him in the 2022 World Cup

The 2022 World Cup final was among the greatest World Cup finals ever. Argentina and Lionel Messi lifted the trophy in Qatar as Argentina and France drew 3-3, but the South Americans defeated the French 4-2 on penalties. Many moments in this game will live through the memories of many football fans, like the Emiliano Martinez save, Messi and Argentina dominating the first half, and Kylian Mbappé almost single-handedly winning the World Cup for France. The game was intense throughout the 120 minutes played, and Mbappé was close to cementing himself as a football great already at such a young age, nearly winning two consecutive World Cups. Many expected Mbappé to be angry with Messi but instead showed respect until many found out the French star used a slur to describe Messi.

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PSG legend and former Argentina national team player Javier Pastore spoke about his experience with Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé after the 2022 World Cup. The three were in the locker room, and the Argentine spoke to Mbappé to congratulate them on his performances with France. Mbappé's response shocked him and many football fans because of an insult he said jokingly.

Pastore spoke to La Nacion and said, "I saw Mbappé a couple of months after the final in Qatar when PSG went to train and play a match. And I was in the locker room with him, with Messi, with Ney. I congratulated him on the World Cup he had won and he told me: 'Noooo, this son of a b*tch Messi won the World Cup for us...' As a joke, as if saying that Leo had won it alone."

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Pastore sees Mbappé to be similar to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

Pastore praised Mbappé for his commitment to football and thinks that he will be up there with the likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. I spoke a lot with Kylian; he is a very focused boy: he lost a final, and the next day, he was already thinking about what he was going to win next. He has an incredible mentality. I am surprised by his seriousness at that age. That seriousness had only been seen in Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi."