Mbappe surged ahead. After receiving the ball on the wing, he was like a luxury sports car, accelerating to top speed in an instant.
Because of the previous corner, most of Spain National Team's players had pushed into the opponent's half, leaving them unable to contain Mbappe's rapid run down the flank in time.
By then, Mbappe had pushed his speed to the limit. Rather than closing the gap with the retreating Spain players, he kept pulling farther and farther ahead.
"Go, Mbappe!"
The French fans in the stands were beside themselves with excitement, screaming themselves hoarse as they cheered Mbappe on.
As Mbappe gradually widened the distance between himself and the defenders, he found himself with a clear one-on-one chance and an excellent opportunity to score.
This was their best scoring opportunity of the second half!
Mbappe stretched his legs and sprinted at full speed, sparing no energy as he left every pursuer behind.
Spain's goalkeeper, De Gea, had chosen to rush off his line. Although coming off his line was not his strength, De Gea knew he could not just stand on the goal line and wait to die.
Facing the onrushing goalkeeper, Mbappe remained remarkably calm. He first looked toward the goal, seemingly preparing to shoot directly.
De Gea was fooled by his convincing feint and visibly hesitated. Mbappe immediately cut the ball inside, attempting to go around De Gea from the side and roll it into the empty net.
De Gea fought with all his strength against his body's momentum and barely dived sideways, trying to get the ball under control.
But he had never expected that this was another feint from Mbappe. Mbappe cut back once more and burst forward in the opposite direction. This time, De Gea truly had no answer.
His body had