Raphaël Reynaud wore a big smile, we could understand that. This Monday, September 30, the French futsal team wrote its history a little more by qualifying against Paraguay (2-1) for the semi-finals of the World Cup.
A historic performance for this group of rookies who were playing in their first World Cup. “I am very moved, I love this teamconfided Raphaël Reynaud in a post-match press conference. We weren’t expected there, but we didn’t steal anything. We reap the fruits of our labor. »
“Now we want to close the gym”
Long pushed around by a catchy Paraguayan team, the Blues relied on the strength of their collective, led with one hand by Abdessamad Mohammed (author of the victorious goal) and goalkeeper Francis Lokoka. “When you have a great goalkeeper and a team that puts its butt on the ground like we did, not much can happen to usadmitted the Blues technician. It’s been “Magic Lokoka” for two, three matches. A goalkeeper is useful from the moment he is decisive, and today, he brought us the qualification. »
Thanks to this success, France validates its ticket for the semi-finals from its first participation in the World Cup. An exceptional performance, which only Colombia achieved in 2012. “Our limit? To be world champion. There are two matches left to go to the endcontinues Reynaud who does not intend to stop there. The semi-final will be very difficult, but we remain ambitious. The goal was to get out of the pools, but now we want to close the gymnasium. »
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“This team is amazing. She is totally inhabited by competition and is detached from pressure. They are not perfect but they all have a common goal, they are together”he continued.
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The Blues coach also presented the Blues’ potential opponents in the semi-finals: Argentina or Kazakhstan (they face each other this Monday at 5 p.m.). “Argentina is a South American team par excellence. With incredible defensive aggressiveness, grinta and a lot of technical quality. They are world champions and outgoing world vice-champions. On the contrary, Kazakhstan is a much more tactical, calculating and surgical team. They play a lot with their goalkeeper, shoot 3-4 times and score every time. »
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Regardless of the opponent, the French team wants to achieve its dream. There are two stages left: the next begins Thursday October 3 at 5 p.m.
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