When the chips were down, Argentina relied on their superstar and captain Lionel Messi in the ongoing World Cup.
It was a forgettable outing for Kylian Mbappe and France as they were completely outplayed by Spain in the FIFA World Cup 2026 semifinal.
Despite drawing a blank and seeing France's title hopes dashed in the semi-final, Kylian Mbappe remains firmly in contention for the Golden Boot.
France's dream of winning the FIFA World Cup 2026 came to a heartbreaking end on Tuesday as they suffered a 2-0 defeat against Spain in the semi-finals.
France legend Patrick Vieira slammed Kylian Mbappe, Michael Olise, Ousmane Dembele, and other players after the 0-2 defeat to Spain that led to their elimination from the FIFA World Cup 2026.
Spain right-back Pedro Porro finished an incredible team goal to put his team 2-0 up against France, who were no match for the reigning European champions in terms of technicality.
Kylian Mbappe admitted that his team didn't deserve to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2026 final.
Kylian Mbappe rued the end of France's World Cup dream on Tuesday, blaming tactical and technical blunders for his side's 2-0 semi-final defeat to France.
Spain's Pedro Porro described reaching the FIFA World Cup final as a dream come true after La Roja defeated France 2-0 in the semifinal.
Kylian Mbappe tried but failed. Michael Olise was nullified. Ousmane Dembele was a mere spectator. Spain beat France 2-0, and the scary thing is they made it look extremely easy.