World Cup: 'Failure, Learn Your Lesson' - Frank Leboeuf Slams France After Spain Defeat
Former France defender Frank Leboeuf said Les Bleus created few chances and deserved the loss after Spain scored twice.
- On Tuesday, Spain defeated France 2-0 in the World Cup semi-final at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, ending French hopes for victory on Bastille Day.
- Mikel Oyarzabal opened the scoring with a 22nd-minute penalty after Lucas Digne fouled Lamine Yamal, and Pedro Porro added a clinical strike 13 minutes after the second-half restart.
- About 200 fans gathered at The Seletar Mall in Singapore for a public watch party, where French supporters Theo Lim and Margaux Flasque watched the match despite the disappointing result.
- Former Chelsea defender Frank Leboeuf criticized Les Bleus, stating that Spain deserved the victory and warning the team must learn from their inconsistent tournament pace.
- Spain advances to the July 19 final against either England or Argentina, with fan Hao Yang predicting that manager Luis de la Fuente's team can win the tournament.
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World Cup: 'Failure, learn your lesson' - Frank Leboeuf slams France after Spain defeat
Former Chelsea defender, Frank Leboeuf, has hit out at France after they lost 2-0 against Spain in the World Cup semi-final on Tuesday. Leboeuf believes the Les Bleus have to learn their lesson after losing to Spain because they cannot run fast at the start of the tournament and slow down close to the final. […] World Cup: ‘Failure, learn your lesson’ – Frank Leboeuf slams France after Spain defeat
Upgraded by Spain, the French team did not show anything about what made her one of the most formidable selections in the competition.
Paris (AFP) "Mixed and uninspired," "Sad face," "unpersonal" in these harsh words, the French press criticized Wednesday morning's "blue" exit before his Spanish counterpart in the semi-final role of Mondial 2026. The newspaper La Fois Do Noor" attacked the world's heroes twice, saying: "France has collapsed so terribly that it is difficult to save any player of a decent standard in a semi-final who will remain a nightmare." Luca Dini made an un…
The magnitude of the Roja's domination forces the French team to revisit the tournament. Unsensitized to the danger for five weeks, they had not yet been tested. That's done, and their tactical wanderings as techniques will have been fatal.
The brilliant pass of the national combo hoards international covers, which qualify the team tournament as an authentic work of art.
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