Harry Maguire returned, in a press conference, to the elimination of England against France in the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup. The central defender of the Three Lions keeps this defeat against the players of Didier Deschamps.
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On December 10, 2022, England lost against France in the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup (1-2). Beaten by the Blues of Didier Deschamps on two goals from Aurélien Tchouaméni and Olivier Giroud, the Three Lions of Gareth Southgate nevertheless equalized by Harry Kane before missing the equalizer in the last minutes, the Tottenham striker missing his penalty against Hugo Lloris.
“If we faced them 10 times…”
More than three months after this failure against the 2018 world champions, one of the executives of Gareth Southgate’s workforce returned to the meeting. At a press conference, Harry Maguire reveals that he still hasn’t digested. “We played very well at the World Cup and we were knocked out by a good team from France. A French team that we believe we can face and, if we faced them 10 times, we would have a good match 10 times and we would probably win more than we would lose. However, they have proven over the years that they manage to do a better job than England”launched the central defender of Manchester United.
Last Thursday, the Euro 2021 finalists scored a big blow with a victory in Italy (2-1), counting for the qualifiers for the European Championship 2024, a success obtained on two goals in the first period of Declan Rice and the inevitable Harry Kane, who became the top scorer in the history of the selection. Although reduced to ten at the end of the match for an expulsion of Luke Shaw, the visitors of the evening will hold until the end. In Group C, the English will continue this Sunday against Ukraine, at Wembley, while Italy will travel to Malta.
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