The ‘sticks’ to the ‘bleus’ of the French press, which praises Spain

In its digital and printed editions, the French press harshly criticized his team this Wednesday and praised Spain, who qualified last Tuesday for the final of the 2026 World Cup (in search of being world champion for the second time, after South Africa 2010) by beating the team of Didier Deschamps in Dallas.

The diary L’Equipe wrote that the semi-final against Red It was “a total disaster” for the ‘bleus’. “Suffocated in all aspects of the game, the French team succumbed. This July 14, its day of glory did not come,” said the media. According to L’Equipethe French players were seen “without any personality, they received almost a football lesson from the Spanish and they did not live up to the dream and hopes placed in them.”

Total collapse of France

The diary Liberationfor his part, wrote that the French team “completely collapsed and never seemed to enter the semifinal due to the quality of the ball and the delicacy of the Spanish internationals.”

The diary The Figaro He described the La Roja players as “masters of the game, solid and well organized” and criticized the ‘bleu’ team as “often unstable and uninspired.” Meanwhile, the newspaper Auejourd’hui in France titled “a fall from grace” and noted on its cover that France, “at a disadvantage, never found the key against the Spanish armada.”

“France defeated, heartbreaking,” he titled Free Midi about a photo of Désiré Doue crouched with his head buried in his shirt. Pau Cubarsi He came to console him. “Harmless yesterday, the ‘bleus’ were dominated (…) by a Spain relentless on his way to a triplet of titles: Euro Cup, Olympic Games and World Cup.”

The newspaper La Vox du Nord was harsh on France: “He fell so low that it is difficult to save some. This semi-final will remain like a nightmare. Lucas Digne committed the irreparable, Michael Olise “He didn’t do anything and took the whole team with him.”