Deschamps regrets after the first half and the penalties. Didier Deschamps has admitted that during his halftime tirade, which almost led France to victory over Argentina, he “lost a bit of finger.” In their matchup with the Albiceleste in Qatar, Les Bleus found themselves down 2-0 at halftime. The defending champions had scarcely laid a glove on Lionel Messi, Angel Di Maria, and company in the opening 45 minutes. Deschamps was so frustrated with his team’s play after replacing Olivier Giroud and Ousmane Dembele that during a heated team meeting, he injured his thumb and wore a bandage while accepting the runners-up medal.
At halftime, I lost a small portion of my finger, Deschamps admitted to the media. I experience that occasionally; you need to make a few waves and make an effort to change things. We faced a squad that was competing in the World Cup final, and we weren’t at our physical best. We weren’t, at least, from what I could tell.
After an exciting encounter that ended 3-3 after extra time, France did react in the second half with a hat-trick from Kylian Mbappe, but Argentina retained their composure in the penalty shootout, leaving Les Bleus biting their injuries. “We weren’t as good during the first 60 minutes versus good opposition who was a lot of energy, but we came back from the dead and turned the match around from a really tough situation,” Deschamps continued. We now have even more reasons to be sorry. In the final seconds, we had an opportunity to win the World Cup, but it didn’t work out. There wouldn’t have been the same remorse if they had won 2-0; you simply congratulate them.
Messi finally stole the spotlight at the World Cup, winning the first-ever global championship and a second Golden Ball that will go down in history. As Deschamps mulls over whether to remain as coach, France is currently considering changes on and off the field. Zinedine Zidane has frequently been mentioned as a potential leader.
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