France 0-2 Spain: Furious Kylian Mbappe outlines four reasons why Les Bleus lost World Cup semi-final

Kylian Mbappe has claimed that France played Tuesday's World Cup semi-final against Spain successful a mode wherever 'they could not hurt' their opponents.

Despite Spain's unthinkable 36-game unbeaten streak, France were viewed arsenic the wide favourites to prevail from the last-four showdown successful Texas.

Instead, Didier Deschamps's broadside hardly laid a mitt connected the European champions successful a deserved 2-0 defeat.

During a one-sided game, France's xG was conscionable 0.3 arsenic they succumbed to a Mikel Oyarzabal punishment and Pedro Pedro strike.

France are present forced to settee for a third-placed playoff against England oregon Argentina successful Miami connected Saturday night.

Mbappe captious of France approach, show against Spain

Speaking aft the match, the Real Madrid prima criticised however France approached the game, claiming that they fundamentally guaranteed decision to Spain for 4 reasons.

As quoted by the Daily Mail, helium said: "We were 3 against 2 successful midfield, and against Spain, that's hard. Fabian (Ruiz) and Rodri had plentifulness of clip to play. 

"There was a deficiency of connection connected the press. I deliberation we should person done man-to-man property and unit them to tally with us.

"When you don't bash what you person to bash successful a World Cup semi-final, you don't win. Spain respected their crippled program and what the squad usually does. 

"They similar to power the shot and the tempo. Our program was to property them precocious truthful they could not instal their rhythm. Because they are amended than america astatine controlling a game. We didn't negociate to bash it. We were excessively sloppy technically. We could not wounded them erstwhile we could have.

"Even erstwhile we recovered the ball, our archetypal touches were not bully enough. That gives a defeat. It is simply a immense disappointment. But if we are objective, we didn't enactment each the ingredients to spell to the final."

Will Mbappe play successful World Cup third-placed playoff?

Ahead of the 2nd World Cup semi-final betwixt England and Argentina, Mbappe sits level connected 8 goals alongside Lionel Messi successful the scoring charts.

Mbappe volition beryllium targeting finishing arsenic apical goalscorer successful a World Cup Finals for a 2nd tourney successful succession.

Therefore, careless of however Messi fares connected Wednesday night, Mbappe is apt to beryllium keen to play successful what is mostly regarded arsenic a meaningless match.