'He's a speed maniac! 'Mbappe' Even With Mask, Euro 2024 Rips Top Speed36.5km/h record against Portugal in the quarterfinals
Jul 08, 2024
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Kylian Mbappe was as good as he was at speed. In the recent Euro 2024 quarterfinals against Portugal, he recorded the fastest moment of the tournament.
According to foreign media such as Japan's online TV platform 'ABEMA' on the 8th, French national team Mbappe was recorded to have an explosive run of 36.5 kilometers per hour in the quarterfinals of Euro 2024 against Portugal on the 6th (Korea time). This is the fastest record so far since the Euro 2024 group qualifying round.
Mbappe's storm run came in the 27th minute of the first half. It's time for Portugal's attack attempt to fail and France to launch a counterattack. Mbappe, who received a long ball pass just before reaching the half-line, slipped it to Kante, who tried to break through the right side, and ran toward the back of the opponent's defense line. At the time, flanker Nuno Mendes was wearing a personal mark right next to Mbappe.
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Foreign media were shocked at this. This is because Mbappe, who is wearing a mask due to a broken nose, is cumbersome enough to feel difficulty in securing visibility, and it is phenomenal that he performed such speed while wearing a mask that can be resistant to air resistance during sprinting.
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However, Mbappe, who wore a face mask after fracturing his nose in the first Group D match against Austria on the 18th of last month, reaffirmed the true nature of the 'world's fastest soccer player' in the match against Portugal.
Mbappe's personal best is 38km/h taken in the 2022 Qatar World Cup semi-final against Monaco.
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