Didier Deschamps salutes the character of France after a 4-3 win over Argentina to reach the quarter-finals
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Didier Deschamps saluted the character from France after defeating Argentina 4-3 in the round of 16 to qualify for the quarter-finals of the World Cup.
In one of the most entertaining games of the tournament, all place at halftime
after Angel Di Maria canceled Antoine Griezmann's penalty, before the goal of Gabriel Mercado little time after the resumption gave in advance to Argentina.
That was until Benjamin Pavard's goals and a Kylian Mbappe duel in the space of 11 minutes put The Blues in the ascendancy , with the head of Sergio Aguero a little more than consolation for Albicseleste.
In reaching the last eight of the second World Cup, Deschamps admitted that the attitude of his team was the most impressive aspect of their performance, especially after going so early in the second period.
As quoted by ESPN, he said: "We were faced with a very experienced Argentine team, but we showed that we were there and the team showed that it had character. [19659007] Alexander Hbadenstein / GettyImages
-1 down this was not easy, but we kept fighting.The mentality in this group is excellent.As long as you have time, even if you have a very experienced team in front of you, I know that the France team is ready to face it. "
Considered by many as one of the favorites to win in Russia, especially After their offensive victory at of their last 16 win, Deschamps acknowledged the emotions behind France's win, as they only prepare for their third quarter-final since 1990.
Speaking to TF1 (quoted by ESPN), he said : It was emotional. I am very happy for the players and I qualified. I feel happy.
"As I told the players before the game, they worked for months, they were ready for a match like that, they had to answer, and the answer was strong." [19659002] The prize for defeating the 2014 vice-champions in Kazan is a clash with the conquerors of Portugal, Uruguay, in Nizhny Novgorod on Friday, with a place in the semi-finals of the World Cup proposed in winner.
