Irresponsible France provoked a real "bronze" show: the hottest moments of the day

We summarize the results of the first part of the final game day of the 2026 World Cup. France failed because it did not prepare The Spanish fire of Rocha's Furies engulfed the Champs-Élysées a few days ago, after which the next iteration of French football's star generation effectively burned out. "Les Bleus" was called the main favorite for victory during this World Cup, and therefore Didier Deschamps' team was not at all interested in getting into a third-place match there. Of course, you can find more interesting things to do in Miami than play football at this time of year, so the approach to training from the French was appropriate. The consequences are also expected. The worst first half, perhaps, even in all 14 years of Deschamps' work as the head coach of the national team. And if any of the fans of "Les Bleus" survived the events of the second half, then it can already be called a small football victory. Ibrahima Konate is a man of his word There are heroes in football matches, and there are anti-heroes. France centre-back Ibrahima Konate was as blunt as possible ahead of the game: "None of us want to play this game for third place, but we have no choice." And in fact, it was very strange to hear such words from a football player with a "flawless" last season for Liverpool before moving to Real Madrid, because at this World Cup, Konate could only count on a place to cool off on the bench for the substitutes. And if this is the attitude towards the game, then what expectations can there be from a football player? The first half against England punished the defender and his team to the fullest extent, and in the competition for the title of the worst on the pitch, Ibrahim could only compete against Theo Hernandez and Desiree Douet. Tuchel tries to hide even in such matches Despondency prevailed in English fan circles after the defeat to Argentina. And it was provoked by only one person — Thomas Tuchel, rebuilding the game on solid defense. So when the goals poured into the gates of the French national team, the fans of the "three lions" were over the moon with happiness. A fantastic first half and surely England's fondest memory of the tournament, after a magical rendition of Oasis' 'Wonderwall' after each winning game. But Tuchel intervened again at half-time, which was evident on the pitch as his team lost structure and risked giving their opponents the biggest comeback in World Cup history altogether. At the same time, the English were lucky that Olisse was in the French team, after whose shots the ball did not want to fly into the goal at all. So we have another example of how Tuchel betrayed himself. What cannot be said, for example, about Rexona. Rexona - will never betray. Paris will not burn, because everyone did not care Many have scoffed at French football's wins and losses in the context that regardless of the result, the nation's capital will still be plunged into chaos for at least one evening. After the defeat against Spain, it was like that. Maybe not as big as many wanted to see, but bad incidents did happen. But after those 4:6, Paris spent the night relatively peacefully - Konate's words were on everyone's mind, so perhaps the defender of the Deschamps team coped with the task of regulating public order even better than the current authorities of the country could afford. Hero of the day Bukayo Saka. A hat-trick player who contributed a lot to making France's defense look awkward at times. But let's also mention Declan Rice. The midfielder was so fed up with football that already in the tribune room before the start of the match it was noticeable how difficult it was for him to get on the field again. However, nothing happened - and the handsome guy scored a quick goal on his own, and with a header Konsi gave the defender the opportunity to score a goal.