Mbappe beats Varane and Griezmann to title of best French player of 2018

With France having won the 2018 World Cup, there always going to be strong competition for the title of being the best French footballer of the year.

Kylian Mbappe, Raphael Varane and Antoine Griezmann were all considered as vital to Les Bleus' triumph in Russia and only one could take the honour of being the country's star performer of the year.

In the end , France Football magazine picked Mbappe as the year's top French footballer.

Kylian Mbappé est élu meilleur joueur français de l'année France Football ! 👏 pic.twitter.com/gH2yd73ACe

— #ballondor (@francefootball) December 25, 2018

The 20-year-old finished fourth in the magazine's Ballon d'Or voting, while he was also given the Kopa Award as the best young player in the world.