French coach discusses virus effect after World Cup defeat
France manager Didier Deschamps said his team felt the physical and psychological effects of an illness before their Qatar 2022 final loss Read Full Article at RT.com
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Didier Deschamps said his men felt the ‘physical or psychological impact’ of a virus that reportedly affected the France camp
Didier Deschamps has acknowledged the potential effects that illness may have had on his team in their World Cup final defeat to Argentina in Qatar on Sunday.
The Argentines won their third World Cup title in a dramatic showdown at the Lusail Stadium where a hat-trick from Kylian Mbappe still wasn’t enough for France to retain the trophy they won in Russia four years ago.
Falling 2-0 behind in the first half, Les Bleus were completely overrun by their Argentine opponents until Mbappe bagged a brace in 97 seconds with around 10 minutes to spare of normal time.
In extra time, Lionel Messi made it 3-2 only for Mbappe to score a second penalty of the tie.
Though Mbappe converted his spot kick past Emi Maritnez in the shootout, misses from Kingsley Coman and Aurelien Tchouameni proved costly as Argentina became only the third country to win the World Cup on penalties after Brazil in 1994 and Italy in 2006.
Nous reviendrons.
