Kylian Mbappé is taking a futuristic approach to training, with the French forward aiming to hone his skills and gain every advantage using Meta Vanguard AI glasses in partnership with Oakley and Meta.
Meta Vanguard glasses are designed for elite athletes and feature Oakley Prizm lenses for optimal clarity, a 12MP hands-free camera for 3K video, and open-ear speakers. This allows Mbappé to record and review his training in real time.
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By integrating with devices like Garmin watches and Strava, Mbappe can provide instant performance metrics. Every sprint, dribble, and shot will be tracked, allowing you to analyze your technique and adjust any details that may affect your match performance.
“I’m always looking for something that will help me improve as a competitive athlete,” Mbappe told BroBible. “What Meta and Oakley have created is exciting because it pushes the boundaries of how athletes train and connect with technology.
“It’s about using innovation to improve your performance while remaining completely focused on what you’re doing. That ethos really resonated with me.”
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France are guaranteed a place in the 2026 World Cup and Kylian Mbappé is ready to take the lead after a 4-0 win over Ukraine saw Les Bleus book a trip to the United States with safety secured.
The Real Madrid player scored twice on November 13 as his team moved up to 13 points in their group, mathematically out of reach of Iceland, but the celebrations for the team were short-lived.
Less than 12 hours after their victory, Didier Deschamps’ side were on their way to Azerbaijan for Sunday’s game, but were without three key players, including Mbappé, who had been suffering from an ankle problem.
In any case, his game against Ukraine was historic, as he scored in six consecutive international matches. Only Jean-Pierre Papin reached similar heights, scoring in seven consecutive games from September 1990 to October 1991.
France’s victory enhanced France’s reputation as a World Cup powerhouse. They have reached the finals in four of the past seven tournaments, and during Deschamps’ tenure as coach, they lost in the quarter-finals in 2014, won in 2018, and lost to Argentina in the final in 2022.
The 2026 tournament will be Deschamps’ last World Cup, but the forward is determined to lead his team to glory, with the goal of ending Deschamps’ final season with a victory after falling just short against Lionel Messi in Qatar.
“This is the most talented French team I have ever seen,” Mbappé told L’Equipe. “Not the strongest yet, but the one with the most potential, yes. It’s limitless. In every position, our players are playing in the best clubs in the world.”
“As a team, we are still not as strong as the 2018 team or the 2022 team. Does the current team have a chance to be the best team? 100%. Will it be? It’s up to us to make that happen. We have to have players of this quality and ambition.”
