Mbappé reveals that he played the injured end of the back

Mbappe was one of the stars of the tournament and won the prize for the best young player in the World Cup

PARIS | AP .- French striker Kylian Mbappé revealed that he played the final and semifinal of the World Cup with a back injury that hid his rivals.

In an interview with France Football magazine, Mbappé said that it was they dislocated three vertebrae during the tournament, three days before France beat Belgium 1-0 in the semifinals.

France beat Croatia 4-2 in the final to win their second world championship.

"It was fundamental not to alert our rivals, otherwise they could have taken advantage of it and attacked the sensitive area," said the 19-year-old, who scored four goals in the tournament, including one in the final. "That's why everyone in the team decided to hide it, even for the final."

Mbappe was one of the stars of the tournament and won the award for best young player in the World Cup. He became the youngest player to score a double in a World Cup match since Pele in 1957 and also became the first teenager since the Brazilian star to score in the World Cup final.

Mbappé, who He plays in the Paris Saint-Germain of the French league, he also declared at the publication that he hopes to be a competitor for the Golden Ball with his teammate PSG, the Brazilian Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo , Luka Modric and defender Raphael Varane, Real Madrid