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Two years later, things are no better for Christophe Dugarry. The final of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, lost by the France team against Lionel Messi’s Argentina on penalties (3-3, 3 tab to 5), on December 18, 2022, is not at all a good memory for the 98 world champion. “We love football, we love the France team. There you go, it remains a defeat, it remains an incomprehensible match for 80 minutes where we were stepped on”thus launched the RMC consultant in the show
Rothen ignitesexactly two years after this legendary final.
France vibrated like never before with Kylian Mbappé’s double which allowed Didier Deschamps’ Blues to play extra time, the whole world delighted in Mbappé’s 3rd equalizing goal in the 118th minute, just before the terrible opportunity by Randal Kolo Muani in front of Emiliano Martinez. But “Duga” assures that“we can only keep a good memory when there is victory”. And to add: “There are vague phrases that exist in football but the one that is still important is
‘A final, you have to win it’or ‘You don’t remember the seconds’ ».
Dugarry: “ It hurt me so much.”
Dugarry does not budge: he is completely traumatized by the performance of the Blues: “The scenario of what? To see Mbappé again who saves the homeland on a penalty obtained, given by the Argentinians on one hand… The scenario of seeing the French team suffer so much for 80 minutes and offer so little, it hurt me so much and suffered so much that I can only keep a good memory of it. It was horrible, all I wanted to do was change the channel at 2-0 and I think I wasn’t the only one, there are many who asked themselves this question ».
Four years after the coronation in Russia, the French team had a much less convincing journey in Qatar. The Blues of “La Dèche” suffered as much in the quarter-final against England (2-1) as in the half against the Moroccan surprise (2-0). Against the Argentinians, Ousmane Dembélé and Olivier Giroud were replaced in the 41st minute and Antoine Griezmann was missing. If the French losers of this epic final will be haunted for life by the cruel outcome against the legend Lionel Messi, the meeting will remain an incredible memory for football fans.
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