Clearly, this Futsal World Cup is making us go through all the emotions. After the first victory in the history of the French team in a World Cup, the Blues decided to sell us the dream by seeking defeat against Iran. But from the round of 16, their success over Thailand made us understand one thing; the Blues are on track to humiliate us in full view of the whole world.
French futsal drags us through the mud
After dismissing the Thais in the round of 16, the same ones who renamed France a “world shame”, the Blues faced Paraguay in the quarter-finals. And from the rush of Mamadou Touré, we understand that the hour that follows will be both long and painful.
If the match is locked down, and the players leave with a goalless draw at half-time, what was supposed to happen happened; the French team opened the scoring in the second half through Ouassini Guirio. The start of hostilities.
Paraguay’s reaction was written
Of course, the Paraguayan reaction was not long in coming. The South Americans score a goal which Francis Lokoka saves. The French goalkeeper gives us a reflex parade at the worst of times. Still 1-0 for France. The French do not know it yet, but this miraculous rescue will leave traces in the Paraguayan skulls.
Only a few minutes later, the Paraguayans finally defeated the France team. On a mismatch, the French are caught and can only get the ball into the back of their net. Bamosse.
A nightmarish end to the match
With only 6 minutes left on the scoreboard, Abdessamad Mohammed commits the unforgivable, the inexcusable and the irreparable in the same action. In a single strike, the French number 10 crucifies both Paraguay and the FFL. A fatal double blow.
There are only a few seconds left to play. Paraguay gives everything, brings in an additional player by taking out its goalkeeper and besieges the French cages. Then on the last action of the match, while the Blues are in possession of the ball and only have to run the clock, they decide to lose it right in front of their goals. Certainly a ticket for the semi-final is at stake, but panache above all. The Paraguayan striker recovers the ball, clears his opponent and smashes the crossbar 1 second from time. A near goal at the buzzer. We can already tell you: we are going to have nightmares about this last action.
With this victory, the Blues qualify for the semi-finals of the first World Cup in their history. We have never seen such a ratio.
“We’re sitting at the big table, we’re contenders for this World Cup!” Souheil Mouhoudine, The Channel L’Equipe
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