Gary Neville said France were “one level above” any other team at the World Cup after their 3-0 win over Sweden in the last 32.
blues captain Kylian Mbappe Scored two goals for New York and New Jersey. sky sports Experts added the forward was “on the brink of greatness” as he drew level with Lionel Messi in the race for the tournament’s golden boot.
Mbappe and Michael Olise were outstanding throughout the game and Graham Potter’s side were unlikely to be shocked. France’s victory means they are drawn with Paraguay, who beat Germany in the round of 16 on Saturday in Philadelphia. But Neville rarely beats a team led by Didier Deschamps.
he said ITV Sports: “It’s a real statement. We know they are the strongest team in the tournament, but what we saw was precision and destructiveness.
“I always look at the game from a defensive point of view. The four players who started the game (attacking players: Mbappe, Olise, Dembele and Barcola) will give every defender a nightmare in this tournament and I don’t know how to stop that.
Kylian Mbappe scored two goals to confirm France’s advancement to the round of 16 of the World Cup.
“It’s one level higher. Brazil won in the last minute, Germany and Netherlands lost. They’re just showing everyone in this round how it’s done.
“Everything they do is solid, they look great and they have achieved their best performance in the tournament so far.
“We have a long way to go, but looking at it now, I think, ‘If we don’t win, we’ll be ruined.’ In terms of level, we are far ahead of other teams.”
Gary Neville says Kylian Mbappe is ‘on the brink of greatness’ after France beat Sweden
Mbappe scored in the first half after slotting in between a Bradley Barcola goal. Neville was full of praise for the France skipper at half-time. And that was even before he got another beauty back.
“When I see Mbappe in the first half, he reminds me of Ronaldo in Brazil. It gives me goosebumps,” he added. “Small shaking. It’s really devastating.
“Patrick (Vieira) said the other day that this is the Mbappe World Cup and I completely agree. He is just one level above. He is on the threshold of greatness.”
