Coming into play in the second half, Randal Kolo found the back of the net at the end of the match and sent his team to the next round. After the match, speaking to TF1 on the pitch, Didier Deschamps did not hide his satisfaction with the result but also with Randal Kolo Muani who proved decisive.
“It’s beautiful, we played a great game against a great team, it was tight, even if I think we had a lot more possession and a lot more chances but there you go. Kolo is Kolo, it’s beautiful. Good for him and for the team,”
did he declare.
Before continuing: “ We did a lot of very good things given the quality of the opponents we faced. We have to savour this victory.”
Portugal or Slovenia in the quarter-finals
The French team is now waiting for the name of its future opponent. The Blues will face Portugal or Slovenia who will face each other this Monday evening at the Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt. The quarter-final will take place this Friday at 9 p.m. in Hamburg.
