Striker and captain of the French national team Kilian Mbappe commented on the defeat of England (4:6) in the match for the third place in the World Cup 2026, having learned that his team completely failed the first half.

“After the first half, I can understand why it matters that we made fun of ourselves and did not do justice to this T-shirt. If I had said it another way: we were just people - and we cannot afford anything of our own.. We were completely horrified, and our friend, kinder than us, became cowardly."

According to the forward's words, after the break the French decided to change the group, but this was not enough to win.

“In another time, we again became gravers of the highest level, psychologically efficient machines”.

He also said that the biggest disadvantage is that the team could not finish the tournament with a victory for the head coach.

" We wanted to earn money for this. The first half creates hostility, they let us down, but it’s not at all what we wanted, so you can see. This match will not overshadow the downfall of Didier Deschamps,” the forward added.

On Football. ua available for viewing video review of the match France - England.