Since the end of the Cold Wаr, no nation has been able to maintain the success of their national football team across multiple generations of players like France. They achieved their first World Cup victory with “Les Bleus” in 1998, and reached the final once more in 2006, where they were defeated by Italy. Twelve years later, in 2018, they emerged victorious over Croatia and went on to win the championship, putting them in a position to compete in the final of the World Cup in 2022.

Although Brazil, Germany, and Italy have more overall titles, the fact that France has reached the final for the fourth time in just 24 years establishes them as the best team in the world at this time. The World Cup in the preceding three decades saw two of the four teams winning and hoisting the prestigious championship trophy each time.

Notably, Kylian Mbappé has always captured the attention with his talent, and he did so in both of France’s previous appearances in the World Cup final. His early training at AS Bondy, the club he played for when he was younger, is considered one of the starting points in the “factory” of football talent that exists in France. And because of what Mbappé brings to football in this country, many young players have been inspired to believe in themselves and their potential for the future.

“Mbappé motivates me, makes me want to train harder,” says Yacine Ngamatah, a twelve-year-old player who scored four out of ten goals for the home team in a match against a club from a suburb of Paris other than Paris. Ngamatah is one of the players who helped the home team win the match.

It is common knowledge that Yacine is currently trying out for the professional team Dijon, which competes in the second division of France’s football league. Ngamatah not only possesses the ability to complete tasks but also the ability to keep moving without stopping. Because of this, the boy’s teammates have given him the nicknаme “N’Golo Kanté,” which means “Kanté.” This alias was derived from the nаme of a well-known French midfielder. Kanté began his professional football career in the past while playing for a local Parisian team called Suresnes.

Eric Ousmane Ngamatah, Yacine’s father, is quoted as saying: “There is nothing about the Brazilians that we should feel envious of. At the moment, there is a sizable population of football players in France, particularly in the region surrounding Paris.

However, the only issue that arises when it comes to the education of young people is money. France puts a significant amount of money into its infrastructure, as evidenced by the presence of numerous football fields, parks, and playgrounds across the Paris region and beyond, in addition to a large number of youth teams and coaches.

However, just like everywhere else in the world, the appeal and simplicity of football continue to lie in its status as a low-cost pastime option for children who come from low-income families. Bondy is also convenient for children from working-class families to use as a means of escape. Therefore, the brilliance of an impoverished child from a suburban neighborhood like Mbappé has lit a fire of hope for an entirely new generation.