France coach Didier Deschamps admitted neither France nor England wanted to play the FIFA World Cup 2026 third-place playoff but said winning bronze remains their duty. Ahead of his final match as France coach, Deschamps urged his team to finish on a high. Defender Ibrahima Konate echoed the sentiment, saying the players want to give their outgoing coach a winning farewell.
Miami: France coach Didier Deschamps admitted his side does not want to play the FIFA World Cup 2026 third-place playoff against England in Miami on Saturday (local time) but stated it is their duty to win the bronze medal, as per Reuters.
France's hopes of reaching a third consecutive FIFA World Cup final ended with a 2-0 defeat to Spain in the 2026 semi-finals.
Speaking ahead of the third-place match, speaking at the pre-match press conference, Deschamps said neither France nor England wanted to play the match, but stressed that it is not a friendly and that his team has a duty to compete and secure the bronze medal.
"I have a duty for this game. It is not a friendly. It is a third-place playoff. The players, staff, and I have the duty to reach this last objective. It is less important than the final. England does not want to play this game, and neither do we. But here we are," Deschamps said, as quoted by Reuters.
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