Mbappe Blames France's 0-2 Semi-Final Loss on 3-on-2 Midfield Deficit
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Updated · Al Jazeera English · Jul 14
Mbappe Blames France's 0-2 Semi-Final Loss on 3-on-2 Midfield Deficit
3 articles · Updated · Al Jazeera English · Jul 14
Summary
0-2 to Spain in Dallas ended France's bid for a third straight World Cup final, with captain Kylian Mbappe calling the defeat an "immense disappointment."
3-on-2 in midfield was the decisive problem, Mbappe said, as Adrien Rabiot and Aurelien Tchouameni were overrun by Rodri, Dani Olmo and Fabian Ruiz.
France had planned to press high and disrupt Spain's slow, controlled buildup, but Mbappe said tactical and technical errors prevented Les Bleus from executing that approach.
8 goals from Mbappe had powered France's run to the last four, but the Real Madrid forward said the squad must now absorb the failure, regroup and move on.