Дэлхийн аваргын шөвгийн 16-гийн тоглолтын дараа Парагвайн сенатор Селесте Амарилла Францын шигшээ багийн ахлагч Килиан Мбаппег арьс өнгөөр ялгаварлан доромжилсон нь олон улсын анхаарлыг татаад байна.
Өнгөрсөн бямба гарагт болсон тоглолтод Франц Парагвайг 1:0-ээр хожиж, Килиан Мбаппе 70 дахь минутад торгуулийн цохилтоор ялалтын гоолыг оруулсан юм. Тоглолтын дараа Мбаппе Парагвайн хаалгач Орландо Гиллтэй гар барихаас татгалзсан нь маргаан үүсгэсэн бөгөөд сенатор Селесте Амарилла түүнийг “колоничлогдсон камерун хүн” хэмээн нэрлэж, их зантай хэмээн шүүмжилжээ. Үүний хариуд Мбаппе даваа гарагт хийсэн мэдэгдэлдээ Амариллаг илт арьс өнгөөр ялгаварлагч хэмээн буруушааж, түүний үгс нь ёс зүйгүй бөгөөд үзэн ядалт түгээж байгааг цохон тэмдэглэв.
Парагвайн засгийн газар даваа гарагт албан ёсны мэдэгдэл гаргаж, сенаторын байр суурь нь тус улсын үнэт зүйлстэй нийцэхгүй бөгөөд арьс өнгөөр ялгаварлах үзлийг эрс эсэргүүцдэг гэдгээ илэрхийллээ. Харин Селесте Амарилла өөрийн байр сууриа хамгаалж, Мбаппег уучлалт гуйхыг шаардсан байна. Тэрээр хэрэв Мбаппе мэдэгдлээ эргүүлэн татахгүй бол жендэрт суурилсан хүчирхийллийн хэргээр хуулийн байгууллагад хандахаа мэдэгджээ.
Францын хөлбөмбөгийн холбоо уг асуудлыг хуулийн байгууллагад шилжүүлж, шалгуулахаар болсон байна. Энэхүү маргаан нь тус тоглолтын үр дүнг бүдгэрүүлж, олон нийтийн анхаарлыг хөлбөмбөгөөс илүүтэй нийгмийн зөрчилдөөнд төвлөрүүлээд байна. Франц улс пүрэв гарагт Фоксборо хотод Мароккотой шөвгийн наймын тоглолтоо хийх хуваарьтай байна.
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The government of Paraguay has said it “deplores and rejects” comments directed at Kylian Mbappe from Celeste Amarilla, the senator who is now demanding an apology from the France striker after he accused her of racism.
Mbappe said Amarilla’s remarks were “despicable” and “racist” after she called the France captain a “colonised Cameroonian” following the World Cup last-16 match between the two nations on Saturday.
Paraguay’s government said on Monday that Amarilla’s remarks were “contrary to the values and principles that inspire peaceful coexistence and respect for human dignity that our country promotes.”
— Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (@mreparaguay) July 6, 2026
In a post on Instagram on Saturday night with two pictures of Mbappe attached, Amarilla called the 27-year-old a “colonised Cameroonian, desperately trying to pass himself off as French” as well as labelling him “resentful, arrogant and ugly.”
Mbappe responded with a statement posted on social media on Monday, accusing the 61-year-old lawyer of “thoughtlessness” and “blatant racism”.
Amarilla posted fresh criticism of Mbappe later on Monday in a lengthy open letter addressed to the Real Madrid forward, in which she doubled down on her initial comments.
She alleged that Mbappe showed a lack of respect by not shaking hands with Paraguay goalkeeper Orlando Gill after Saturday’s match. She described this as an “almost sacred” act and claimed Mbappe’s refusal to do so displayed “contempt, arrogance, and a lack of manners”.
Amarilla then demanded that Mbappe issue her an apology. “I will not tolerate your abuse; you do not know me, you have no idea who I am, and you have no right to say that I am a despicable woman, unworthy of the office I hold.”
The senator finalised her statement by saying that if Mbappe did not “retract” his statement, she “may take legal action for gender-based violence”.
Mbappe appeared to miss a handshake offered by Gill after full-time (Mauro Pimentel / AFP via Getty Images)
The Paraguayan government added that the initial comments from Amarilla, who is a member of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party, did not represent the Paraguayan government or its people and that it remained committed to “combating racism, xenophobia, intolerance, and all forms of hatred or discrimination”.
The French Football Federation said on Monday it has reported Amarilla’s comments to the public prosecutor’s office “with a view to legal proceedings.”The Athletichas sought to clarify where such proceedings would take place.
“You do not represent Paraguay, a country that has shown such passion and honour throughout the tournament,” Mbappe wrote on X on Monday. “Because of your thoughtlessness and your blatant racism, the whole world has already forgotten the historic journey and effort your players made during this World Cup. It is now overshadowed by an incompetent woman who is presenting 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.”
Amarilla has served in the Honorable Senate of the Republic of Paraguay since 2023 and has worked in politics in the South American nation since 1982.
Mbappe is France’s all-time top scorer and leads the way for the World Cup Golden Boot with seven goals in four matches, tied with Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland.
The Athletic has contacted Amarilla’s office for comment on the statements from Mbappe and the FFF.
France were 1-0 winners over Paraguay on Saturday in an ill-tempered affair, with Mbappe scoring the game’s decisive goal from the penalty spot after 70 minutes. They play Morocco in the quarter-finals in Foxborough on Thursday.
