Kylian Mbappe has issued a classy response to a vile, racist rant from a Paraguayan politician.
The Frenchman, who is the among greatest World Cup players to ever perform on the stage, scored his side’s only goal in a 1-0 victory against Paraguay.
That strike came in the form of a penalty, sending France to the quarter-finals where they will face Morocco, but Mbappe has been forced to respond to a racist tirade from a Paraguayan politician in the aftermath of his country’s victory.
Kylian Mbappe calls Paraguyan politician “despicable” for racist rant, after France defeat Paraguay 1-0
Mbappe scored his 19th career World Cup goal against Paraguay, and should have had his 20th if not for an astonishing double save from the opposition goalkeeper Orlando Gill.
Paraguayan politician Madame Celeste Amarilla posted a racist tirade against Mbappe on social media, describing the France legend as a “colonised Cameroonian, desperately trying to pass himself off as French.”
The politician also described him as a “brute who had not learned to write”, prompting a response from the France legend.
Mbappe responded: “You are a despicable woman and unworthy of your position. You do not represent Paraguay.
“Through your… brazen racism, the entire world has already forgotten the journey and the historic effort that your players accomplished.
“[You are] an incompetent woman who gives the worst possible image of her country.
“I will never allow people like her the freedom to spread their hatred and racism across the world,” he concluded.
Madame Celeste Amarilla, Vous êtes une femme méprisable et indigne de sa fonction. Vous ne représentez pas le Paraguay, ce pays qui a transpiré la passion et l’honneur tout au long de la compétition. Par votre inconscience et votre racisme décomplexé, le monde entier a déjà… pic.twitter.com/EnYmgQXvPLJuly 6, 2026
Amarilla’s remarks were described by the French Football Federation (FFF) as “utterly abhorrent and unacceptable”, and announced their intentions to file criminal charges against the politician.
“These remarks are criminal and reprehensible. They must be prosecuted here as elsewhere,” said the FFF.
The FFF is reporting the matter to the public prosecutor’s office with a view to legal proceedings”, they continued.
Amarilla is a senator from Paraguay’s Liberal Radical party, and replied to the threat of prosecution earlier today in a press conference.
The politician stated that she could also file charges against the FFF, warning the federation “don’t underestimate me.”