France Struggles in World Cup Match Against England
So what exactly has suddenly happened to France? It was a question you almost had to ask already in the semifinal against Spain, and on this late Saturday evening, it’s continuing seamlessly.
In coach Didier Deschamps’ latest game, the French were already 0-2 down early on against Tuchel’s England. Declan Rice scored his first World Cup goal as early as the 3rd minute, finding the right corner from around 18 meters out.
Advertisement
Things kept rolling, and the ball quickly ended up in the French net again — but that goal was ruled out for offside.
Ezri Konsa’s strike after 18 minutes, however, counted, leaving the Deschamps team two goals down in no time and so far seemingly without any real answer. And that despite the fact that there currently seems to be significantly more unrest around the Three Lions than around the squad from France.
Accordingly, Thomas Tuchel reacted with plenty of joy to the opening goal.
The fact is: if France keep playing like this, they can forget about a consolatory third place. Even superstar Mbappé, who unlike other top stars on both sides is not being rested, would probably have to kiss the Golden Boot goodbye. At the moment, he is joint top with Messi — both attacking giants already have eight goals to their name.
Advertisement
However, the Frenchman only has this one game left to add to his tally, while Messi can pull further ahead in tomorrow’s final.
We’re curious to see whether France can pull themselves together again in this pretty entertaining match — affectionately dubbed by many the “pineapple game” — and secure a respectable end to their World Cup campaign, or whether it will ultimately be Tuchel and his England side who get that privilege.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.