![Une semaine après la fin de la Coupe du monde 2026, Kylian Mbappé a adressé une longue lettre aux supporters français dans plusieurs titres de presse. Le capitaine des Bleus y évoque la douleur de l’élimination, sa fierté et son attachement au collectif. [Jose Breton / Spain DPPI / DPPI via AFP]](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/159595075/4c841d4bbe7b611ec019623ad833a96edf74f99514c0d5c2a7b07103318cfb24)
Overview
- Kylian Mbappé published a long open letter on Monday, July 27, 2026, that ran in several national and regional newspapers including L'Équipe and Le Parisien.
- He acknowledges the team left the tournament without a collective trophy and writes that the elimination still hurts and will for some time.
- Mbappé highlights his individual haul of ten goals in eight matches, notes he won the Golden Boot for a second consecutive World Cup, and says his 22 career World Cup goals reflect the team's work.
- He thanks teammates and backroom staff, calls the Golden Boot 'as much collective as mine,' and tells Didier Deschamps that 'he already knows' what Mbappé has said to him.
- The letter closes a painful World Cup chapter for France after a 2-0 semi-final loss to Spain and a 6-4 third-place defeat to England, and it signals Mbappé's return to Real Madrid training under José Mourinho with clear pressure to win major titles.