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The French national team defeated the Belgian national team in the semifinals of the World Cup with a minimum score. After the final whistle, the head coach of the "red devils" Roberto Martinez said that, despite the defeat, he was still proud of his players. "19659002" We saw an equal match with some scoring chances. At the beginning of the second half, it seemed like we were playing better and faster.
The opponent wanted to play counter-attacks, relying on the speed of Kilian Mbagpe and Antoine Grizmann. When they led into the account, they closed on the defensive. We had moments to equalize, but the French goalkeeper saved, in any case I'm proud of the players – noted the Belgian mentor.
In addition, Martinez noted that Belgium has not completed the task for the World Cup. the task was to win the championship or at least play in the final. The atmosphere in the locker room is therefore not very good.
In any case, we want to end the tournament on a positive note, so in the match for third place, we will play to win . "This team brings together a younger generation of players, who I l & # 39; 39, hope, will become even stronger.As a coach of the national team after the World Cup, I rely on many young people who are now 20-25 years old, "commented Martinez Tbad [19659002] Didier Deschamps, head coach of the French national team. "I've already seen photos of France and watched what's going on in the streets of the city, how happy people are.
But do not go ahead, because the World Cup final is our team's main game in recent years, and we are only thinking of the finals and the victory "began Deschamps
In addition, the specialist noted the progress of his team. [19659008] "We have a young team, 14 players do not have experience at the world championships and I am very proud of the team, the mood of the players, their progress during the tournament, "adds the coach
In addition, the specialist noted that the Belgian team often controlled the game and played the game, but France was ready for the match. it was ready, and the guys had a great game. Yes, sometimes we played pragmatically, but that helped to solve our problem, "concluded the head coach of the French National Team
defenseman Samuel Umtiti, author of the winning goal of his team, describes how to send the ball to the opposing goal. "Let me have a weak growth, but the desire to bring the France team to the finals, the desire to score a goal helped me to jump Belgian defenders. I hope we can make the World Cup to France, "said the author of the only goal and best player of the game.
Belgian national team defender Vincent Kompani said the team should focus on the fight for the bronze medals. we will think of the future. We must focus on the next game, we can take third place.
If we score, the game would have been different, it seems to me that the teams played tied. A moment with the corner decided the result of the whole meeting – Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne also expressed the opinion that the spectators saw an even game.
"That's football, I think we really tried, the French only scored in the corner, we played as equals, both teams had moments, I am always proud of my team, "said Manchester City footballer
Belgian midfielder Axel Witsel said his team had started the fight. played well at the beginning of the match, the first ten minutes
We created a lot of points, tried to score a goal, but as the French were only playing in defense, it was difficult for us to do said l & # 39; ex-player
The midfielder of the French national football team Paul Pogba, responding to the criticism of the defensive style of the French team's game, said that the essential is the result.
"I do not agree, the matches are all different, no matter how we played, I think our result is good," said Pogba.
In the final of the World Cup, the France team will meet the winner of the match between the national teams of England and Croatia. The decisive duel of the World Cup will be held on July 15 in Moscow, the meeting for third place – July 14 at
Konstantin Lesik (St. Petersburg)
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