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Elimination from Spain, Deschamps confronts the referee: Was he on the level?!

2026-07-15 00:52:00, Sport CNA

Elimination from Spain, Deschamps confronts the referee: Was he on the level?!

France's elimination by Spain in the World Cup semi-finals was not well received by coach Didier Deschamps.

The French coach expressed dissatisfaction with the match referee, saying that there were unfavorable situations.

" There is definitely a lot of disappointment. The players are devastated because we had a lot of ambition. Although we have to be realistic and accept that today we were a step below technically against a team that knew what they were doing. It is mainly our fault.

Then I have a question that I will not answer myself. Was this referee at the right level to referee a World Cup semi-final? We had some situations and I will not answer that. And I am not saying this because we lost, but there were certain situations… Often not favorable for us.

But the main reason is that we were a little below our level and less dangerous in attack than we could have been. We made some technical mistakes and lost passes that could have led to situations and chances. We have to admit, this is the highest level, even if it hurts. It was the last step before this possible final… So, we will play the small final. We will play it. It doesn't take anything away from what we have achieved. But in this match Spain showed something more.

"The small final? I'm fully committed. I'll prepare the match with the players... With the aim of doing everything we can to go all the way. We didn't make it and the disappointment is there. It's huge. It's a World Cup, but it won't erase what we did well and very well. Of course, there were complications related to this competition here for all the teams. I thought we had recovered quite well. But William Saliba couldn't continue... These are things that didn't go our way. But I don't take anything away from the quality of this Spanish team, which controlled the game ," Deschamps said after the match.





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