France were beaten 2-0 by Spain in the World Cup semi-final; Didier Deschamps’ side were favourites to win the World Cup but put in a flat display in Dallas; French media reacted to the result – including L’Equipe’s brutal player ratings
The French media delivered a frank assessment of the national team on Wednesday morning after their World Cup semi-final exit to Spain.
France were below their usual high standards as they were beaten 2-0 in Dallas by the European champions. Mikel Oyarzabal’s first-half penalty was backed up by Pedro Porro’s second-half strike, as France’s much-vaunted front four fell flat.
The paper also published their brutal player ratings, with some big stars given low scores. No player was given above a 5/10.
Lucas Digne was given 2/10 for his role in giving away the Spain penalty, but Ousmane Dembele and Michael Olise also got the same score after ineffective displays in attack.
Kylian Mbappe was given a 3/10 – along with France head coach Didier Deschamps, who takes charge of his final match in charge of the national team in Saturday’s third-place play-off.
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