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France ELIMINATED from World Cup after Semifinal defeat vs. Spain

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Year2026

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France came into the World Cup Semifinals expecting a big performance from their stars, which did not materialize. In a must-win match vs. Spain, many of France’s stars failed to capitalize on the moment, losing 2-0 to a talented Spain side. The Golazo Matchday crew breaks down what went wrong for France, why Mbappe didn’t have an impact, and what this means for French football. 00:00 - France have too many individuals? Olivier Giroud answers 02:33 - Attacking threat for France was lacking 04:55 - How will Didier Deschamps be remembered? 06:25 - French football is in a very good spot, despite loss 08:03 - Expectations were very high, this will hurt 09:12 - Dembele, Ballon d’Or winner went missing 10:45 - Stars didn’t show up, would they have won on a different day? Stream UCL on Paramount+ - http://bit.ly/UCLonParamount Watch UCL Extended Highlights - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkwBiY2Dq-oYX--AqrRszzMR4_C8YwiBn Watch UCL Today with Thierry Henry, Kate Scott, Micah Richards and Jamie Carragher - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkwBiY2Dq-oYdin8WdtaOExGhaRZI_dJ8 Subscribe to our other CBS Sports Golazo channels! https://www.youtube.com/@CBSSportsGolazoEurope https://www.youtube.com/@golazoamerica https://www.youtube.com/@wgolazo Home of UEFA Men’s and Women’s Champions League, UEFA Europa and Conference Leagues, NWSL, Serie A and Serie A Women, EFL Championship, EFL League One, EFL League Two and Carabao Cup, Concacaf Men's World Cup Qualifiers and W Champions Cup, US Open Cup, USL, Liga MX, SPFL and more.