‘Smash it king’ – Marcus Rashford sends heartwarming reply to Kylian Mbappe post 2-1 defeat

Marcus Rashford’s heart-whelming message to Kylian Mbappe after his side England lost the quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup 2022 against France 2-1. The reigning World Cup champions France booked their spot in the last four at Al Bayt Stadium on Saturday evening. 

Aurelien Tchouameni and Olivier Giroud scored the goals whereas the opponent’s skipper Harry Kane missed the penalty. The Three Lions squad was left down-trodden come to the final whistle and the players posted on social media their thoughts on the defeat and their journey in this edition’s World Cup. 

Manchester United forward, Marcus Rashford – who scored three goals in this FIFA World Cup posted on Instagram and wrote: 

“The last few weeks have been a rollercoaster of emotions, each and every one of our team gave everything we had to be ready for what was thrown at us, we got close, but not close enough.”

“I’ll make a promise that we will come again! Thank you for the unconditional support we have received throughout the tournament, it hasn’t gone unnoticed.”

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A number of players responded to Radford’s post among which one of them was Paris Saint-Germain striker Mbappe who commented with a love-heart emoji that invariably got the attention of Rashford. And on this England star wished the French forward luck ahead of his side’s semi-final meeting with surprise package Morocco.

“Good luck with the rest of the tournament brother! Go smash it king,” Rashford replied.

(Source: Instagram)

Mbappe will be aiming to help Didier Deschamps’ side in reaching a second consecutive World Cup final and become the first team to retain the title since Brazil back in 1962. The 23-year-old is the top scorer of the tournament right now with five goals, although he failed to score against the English side. 

Mbappe ran the risk of taunting England spectators with his approach during the quarterfinal match despite his friendly meeting with opposite number Rashford. Later in the game, Kane was given a second opportunity to equalize the score from the penalty spot, but he missed the mark.