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France national team striker Kylian Mbappe spoke about the terrorist attacks that took place in Paris in November 2015.
İdman.Biz reports that on November 13, the French team will face Ukraine in the qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup.
A series of terrorist attacks took place in Paris on November 13, 2015, including explosions near the "Stad de France", shootings in several restaurants, and people being taken hostage at the "Bataclan" theater. As a result of the attacks, 130 people were killed and 350 were injured.
"On behalf of the entire France team, staff, players and everyone associated with it, I don't know if everyone will have the opportunity to express their opinion on Thursday. Everyone knows that tomorrow is a special day, not in a good way, so we offer our condolences to everyone who lost loved ones, was injured or suffered emotional or physical harm.
On Thursday we will try to show our respect to all these people. Whether it is during the day or during the game, we will try to put a smile on the faces of everyone who comes to the stadium. Although we know it's not the happiest day.
We want the French to understand that even though the World Cup qualifiers continue, there are more important things. Including the anniversary of this sad memorable day. We are not standing aside and speaking on behalf of the entire French people.
That day I was in Monaco and watching the match like everyone else. I heard the news later. I was also scared because it happened near my home and my parents still lived in Bondy. So you don't know what's going on, you call your loved ones, then you see the atrocities that are happening and you can't help but feel compassion and sadness.
It was a terrible moment and I think events like this affect everyone. As I said, playing exactly 10 years later is special, but unfortunately not in a good way. However, it remains a special event and throughout the day we will try to remember all those who died, were injured and suffered psychologically. We will do our best to make it easier for those affected to live this day. Unfortunately, we have to be at work this evening and try to play as well as we can," Mbappé told RMC Sport.
