The Second Half Begins: France Goes on the Attack

"France had the ball. Griezmann drove forward and played it out wide to Mbappe!"

"Mbappe broke through, beating Spain's fullback Carvajal. What incredible speed!"

When Griezmann made the pass, Mbappe had been a full stride behind Carvajal. But once Mbappe accelerated, he quickly shook off his opponent and overtook him around the outside.

That moment left the entire stadium stunned.

Before the match, everyone had heard more or less about France having an exceptionally quick wide player, but no one had expected him to be this fast.

His opponent was no nobody. He was a starting fullback for Real Madrid and the Spain National Team, yet he was utterly helpless against Mbappe.

"It was like he turned on nitrous!"

"Mbappe, you're my freaking superhero!"

"Go, Mbappe! Go, France!"

Watching Mbappe bulldoze past the opposing defender, the French supporters erupted, placing almost all their hopes on him.

After beating Carvajal, Mbappe did not continue toward the byline. Instead, he cut inside, but Piqué had already come across to cover, while Koke was also closing in from the middle. A double-team was about to form around him.

Faced with such a dangerous situation, Mbappe showed the composure of a true star.

He calmly carried the ball inward, looking as though he intended to shoot himself from a tight angle.

But in reality, after carrying the ball toward the byline and drifting away from Giroud, who had charged into the center of the penalty area, he finally found an opening to pass to his teammate.

Mbappe did not shoot himself, instead passing to the better-positioned Giroud.

Giroud seemingly had not expected his teammate to be so unselfish, and in his haste, he sent the shot wide!

Spain's goalkeeper De Gea had positioned himself closer to the near post to guard against an Mbappe