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St. Petersburg.- Playing in Europe, as is the case on this occasion, the World Cup has a frequent runner-up: France, who has achieved in the last three contested on this continent (France 1998, Germany 2006 and now Russia 2018).
Didier Deschamps succeeded. Absolute leaders of his system, French players will seek their second world title Sunday at Luzhniki stadium in Moscow.
In the first half, the first 20 minutes were Belgian. Surely, this was planned by the French coach, to generate wear in the attackers of the Red Devils, led by a formidable Eden Hazard, but with a erratic Romelu Lukaku.
Belgians did not take advantage of their dominance, which is it's a blunder when you face a team with such talent, that – even – it seems to show it in free fall, c & rdquo; Is indisputable.
This is the path of the Blues at this World Cup. They always leave the impression that they can give a lot more, but resolve the matches and now they are one to raise the FIFA Cup.
This game of the 21st minute, when goalkeeper Hugo Lloris clarified his role as French savior, In stopping a shot from Toby Alderweireld, the central back of Tottenham Hotspur, this was a break point in the match . After that, the sleepy team dressed in blue pulled forward and did not finish with a benefit in the first 45 because of flaws in the definition of Olivier Giroud, who "Once again proved to be a player that fits perfectly into the symphony desired by Deschamps The problem is that it is not accompanied by force.
But 50 minutes is enough to define the first finalist in Russia in 2018. On a corner, the shortest central defender of the field, Samuel Umtiti, gets up and hits the ball before the loss of the mark Alderweireld. The dramatic reaction of Marouane Fellaini to avoid it was not enough, because the Barcelona player made it perfect, with one of the few ways to beat a goalkeeper in the category and the clbad of Thibaut Courtois.
attach. Few ideas, by far, and when they reach the goal, Lloris has always solved the problem in his style: sober, calculative and efficient. The French goalkeeper made another difference.
The Spanish strategist of Belgium, Roberto Martínez, opted for Moussa Dembélé and Fellaini; the first, to cover the suspension of Thomas Meunier, and the second, wisely replacing, Dries Mertens, who – although appearing in the complementary part – has long been on the bench. It was an advantage to let one of their best footballers out of the game.
Centers, shots, overflows, but France – still well organized and united in defense – endured. Maybe he could show more offense, for the team that he has, but Deschamps is cold and calculating to put the games. He does not care about aesthetics, he is interested in winning as he is.
At the Champs Elysees, the Marseillaise, "Long live France!" Is heard louder, reminiscent of the European monsters, because no one is so dominant In the last World Cups that took place on these lands, France
. One minor detail, but one that should worry FIFA, is that the fact that Brazil did not reach the semi-finals affected the box office. Curiously, more than 5,000 seats were left empty of the stadium spectacular St. Petersburg. His capacity is 70,000 fans and only 64,286. He is out of the ordinary for a semifinal World Cup.
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