France coach Didier Deschamps don yarn about di tough victory against Paraguay for di World Cup 2026 round of 16. Di match wey happen for Philadelphia end with France wining 1-0 thanks to penalty wey Kylian Mbappé score.
Deschamps talk say Paraguay no make am easy for dem. Dem play with all di tricks of di trade, even if di style no be wetin go attract fans to stadium. But France show character, dem no give up, and dem fight for di victory.
Di coach also criticize di referee, Uzbekistani Ilgiz Tantashev, but e no too harsh. E say: ‘I no dey criticize di referee, but I fit do without di insults. Paraguay know how to do am. We suffer di consequence because we get two yellow cards, while dem commit fouls wey no get sanction.’
Deschamps remember how for 2018 against Uruguay, e don replace Mbappé because dem dey rough am. Dis time, e ask two strong players from bench to go protect Mbappé, because di match no finish until final whistle.
France go face Morocco for quarter-final. Deschamps say di team don make big step forward. Dem get unity and good mentality. Dem face difficulties like many teams, but dem do wetin dem suppose do. Now dem get five days to recover and enjoy di moment.
