Many French would like to quickly forget the 0-1 draw against Tunisia. Not Randal Kolo Muani (23). Eintracht’s striker made his World Cup debut in the World Champion’s final group game.
“A childhood dream. I didn’t get that many chances. And we could have done better overall. But I really enjoyed being able to play,” said the Eintracht star, “I’m still learning. This is only my third pro season.”
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His teacher is superstar Kylian Mbappé. Kolo Muani: “He gives me a lot of advice on how to stay calm in front of goal, how to keep the ball with your back to goal and much more. I’m trying to imitate it.”
Kolo Muani is 15 days older than Mbappé. Both were born in the Paris suburb of Bondy. But while the Paris Saint-Germain star was already a regular at the 2018 World Cup triumph, the Frankfurt player only became a French international two months ago.
Eintracht’s top scorer (8 goals/11 assists) was only called up for the World Cup in Qatar because Leipzig’s Nkunku was seriously injured in the French training camp.