Mbappe youngest since Pele with WC final goal

Published on: 15 July 2018

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France's Kylian Mbappe became the youngest player to score in the World Cup final since Pele in 1958 with a second-half goal against Croatia on Sunday.

Mbappe, 19, scored his fourth goal of the World Cup in the 65th minute, collecting a pass from Lucas Hernandez and shooting right-footed from 25 yards around Croatia defender Domagoj Vida and past goalkeeper Danijel Subasic.

He scored twice in the 4-3 victory over Argentina in the round of 16 and the only goal in the 1-0 group-stage victory over Peru.

Pele, who remains the youngest player to appear in a World Cup final, was 17 when he scored two goals in the 5-2 victory over hosts Sweden.

Source: espn.co.uk

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