While France forward Kylian Mbappe and Morocco defender Achraf Hakimi are known to be best friends, the former has vowed that he would destroy the latter if the pair faced each other at the World Cup.
And lo and behold, the tight-knit duo stand in each other’s way for a place in the final of football’s grandest stage.
Are Kylian Mbappe and Achraf Hakimi best friends?
As per talkSPORT, Kylian Mbappe and Achraf Hakimi are inseparable at Paris Saint-Germain.
To the extent that the pair always sit next to each other during plan journeys while travelling with PSG.
It has been claimed that Mbappe and Hakimi hang out with each other outside football, play video games and even go on vacation together.
During the World Cup, the Frenchman has especially displayed his support towards his PSG teammate.
Mbappe tweeted out Hakimi’s name in celebration after he scored a cheeky penalty during his nation’s shootout victory against Spain.
The tweet was followed by a penguin emoji, in reference to when the gifted right-back did a penguin-dance, poking fun at the France talisman who is compared to the sea creature in the PSG dressing room (via Marca).
Kylian Mbappe even dubbed Achraf Hakimi as “the best right-back in the world” via Twitter.
Clearly, the duo are extremely close.
What did Mbappe say about killing the Morocco defender?
On December 12th, Kylian Mbappe admitted he would do his best to demolish Achraf Hakimi if France and Morocco faced each other at the World Cup.
“I have to destroy my friend [Hakimi]. I have to destroy my friend”, he joked in a video for beIN Sport.
Hakimi replied, “I will kick him!”
Mbappe retorted, “That [destroying Hakimi] will break my heart a little bit but you know, [in] football, it is what it is! It is what it is. I have to kill him.”
Considering the friendly rivalry between the pair, one cannot wait to see how the battle between them unfolds in the World Cup semi-final.
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