'Yamal's victim' Mbappé, major broadcast incident with profanity 'pss~' during live interview... "Winning brings glory, but losing means getting cursed in football"

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Kylian Mbappé (28), captain of the French national football team, used profanity during a post-defeat broadcast interview, prompting the broadcaster to quickly mute the segment.

The UK's 'The Sun' reported on the 15th (Korean time) that "Fox Sports in the U.S. muted the part where Mbappé used profanity during his interview immediately after the Spain match with a 'pss' sound." Although Mbappé apologized in advance before using the profanity, saying "I'm sorry," the broadcaster did not avoid censorship.

France lost 0-2 to Spain in the 2026 FIFA World Cup North America semi-final held at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas, on this day. As a result, France's bid for a third consecutive World Cup final appearance was dashed, and they were relegated to the third-place play-off.

Spain took the lead in the 22nd minute of the first half when Mikel Oyarzabal converted a penalty kick awarded after Lamine Yamal was fouled by Lucien Digne. Shortly after, in the early second half, Tottenham defender Pedro Porro scored an additional goal to secure the victory.

Mbappé, who played as a forward, performed poorly. Blocked by Spain's organized defense, he failed to create any significant shooting opportunities and remained silent throughout, attempting several dribbles but failing to open up the opponent's goal. As the match did not go his way, he became impatient, taking reckless shots indiscriminately, and in the final moments of the game, even struck the opposing goalkeeper with his hand, receiving a yellow card and losing his composure entirely.

Standing before a Fox Sports microphone after the match, Mbappé could not hide his bitterness. Responding to the interview in English, he said, "In the end, if you win, you take all the glory, but if you don't win, I'm sorry for using such words. You have to endure all kinds of criticism and curses (s***)."

He added, "This is also part of football and part of my life," and stated, "As captain, I will take full responsibility. I wanted to reach the final, but we couldn't."

The media reported that "Mbappé has not been censored by broadcasters for his unrestrained language during this tournament for the first time. Immediately after winning the Round of 16 match against Paraguay, where there were continuous rough fouls and provocations from the opponent, he also made highly provocative remarks."

At that time, conducting the interview in French, Mbappé said, "I am willing to get my hands dirty (s***)," and added, "We know how to fight in the mud. The opponents probably thought we would come onto the field wearing tuxedos, but we were ready to fight back fiercely," drawing significant attention.

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