Emmanuel Macron wanted to console Kylian Mbappé, the star of the Blues who allowed France to go to the penalty shootout.
It is a bitter defeat, tinged with different emotions and feelings. This Sunday, December 18, 2022, the Blues lost in the final of the World Cup in Qatar against Argentina. If the first half was a real nightmare for the men of Didier Deschamps, led 2 to 0, Kylian Mbappe managed to come back, thanks to a penalty and a goal, putting the two teams level and sending them into extra time. Argentina weakened, however, has not said its last word, since a third goal has been scored. But once again, the PSG player managed to equalize, thus sending everyone to penalties. This is where the French dream died out.
Following this defeat, Emmanuel Macron took to the field. The President of the Republic wanted to comfort Kylian Mbappé, who was simply phenomenal. The Head of State returned to the comments he made to the young player during his presence in the mixed zone. “We came back tremendously, it’s extraordinary what Mbappé did. He’s a very great player, he’s young, I told him he was only 24, what do you want me to do say, ithe is an extraordinary player, he has already won a World Cup, he is in a final again… I’m not in the best position to try to reason with people tonight because I was at least as sad as he was.”
Emmanuel Macron: “It’s very rare in the history of football”
Asked about the French game, Emmanuel Macron said: “I am neither a player nor a coach, I am president… They are the ones who will say, the players, Didier Deschamps. I don’t have to judge them. They made us proud. What is true, let’s be clear “We were very, very far at the end of the first half. There have already been comebacks like that, like Germany in 1954. It’s very rare in the history of football.” comments the husband of Brigitte Macron. A game he will probably never forget. “We came back up, tremendously. It’s extraordinary what Kylian Mbappé did, the whole team was back. We found our hunger again. From the 75th, there was a team that found the hungry, who wanted to. I believed in it immensely, I thought we were going to score before the end of regulation time. I thought we were going to score first during extra time. Afterwards, we performed a second miracle. coming out of nowhere, because coming back from 3-2 in extra time is very rare and we did it again. We had the match point, it was at our feet”.
Emmanuel Macron asked Didier Deschamps to remain at the head of the Blues
Emmanuel Macron has also asked Didier Deschamps to remain at the head of the France team. “Of course I asked Didier Deschamps to continue, I want him to continue!”. But for the coach of the Blues, it is too early to make a decision. Is it still necessary to digest the defeat. “If the final had gone well, I wouldn’t have given my answer either. Here, the important thing is the French team, they are above everything. I would see my president at the start year as planned. And we’ll see, but tonight, I don’t want to talk about that”.