Mbappe eyes completing international treble with France at Euro 2024
France are among the tournament favourites at Euro 2024, where Kylian Mbappe will play a starring role for Didier Deschamps' side.
Kylian Mbappe hopes to avoid any hangover from World Cup disappointment as the France forward searches for his elusive final international crown at Euro 2024.
The Real Madrid-bound forward scored a hat-trick in the final of FIFA's global tournament in 2022, though that was not enough to stop Argentina from winning on penalties in Saudi Arabia.
Another major tournament is on the horizon as the European Championship awaits in Germany, where Didier Deschamps' side rank as the favourites alongside Gareth Southgate's England.
Euros success is the only glory missing from Mbappe's glittering resume, having won the World Cup in 2018 and the Nations League as well, though the 25-year-old hopes to end that this time around.
The former Paris Saint-Germain told CNN Sport: "I want to win the Euros. I have to be honest. I won the World Cup. I won the Nations League.
"That's the only one that missed me with the national team after I did everything with the national team. I really want to win this.
"My first competition as captain, so it's really important for me and it's always important for the country and we want them to be proud of us.
"[It's] another opportunity to write the history of my country."
Mbappe endured a woeful tournament at Euro 2020, failing to score from chances amounting to 1.7 xG in four games, before missing the vital penalty as France lost to Switzerland in a last-16 shoot-out.
Coming into this tournament on the back of a 44-goal season with PSG and with his long-term future decided, few would back a repeat from Madrid's newest Galactico.
France open their group-stage campaign against Austria on Monday before facing the Netherlands and Austria in a testing pool.
Mbappe believes Les Bleus can take the learnings from the last World Cup into their next quest for the European crown.
"I think we have to move forward," the world-class forward added. "Of course, we were hurt, to see that you're close to something...
"Close to the back-to-back. Something amazing. Something historic. Everybody loved the game except for us.
"We didn't like that, but it's part of the game. Now, when I watch the video of the game, I watch with a smile because it's part of the history and we know what we have to do if we go again in the final.
"We have to play all the game and have no reaction."