At the end of the boredom, France is in the quarter-finals. Victorious against Belgium (1-0) thanks to a deflected shot, they ensured the essentials, and will meet Portugal in the quarter-finals. But it would be misleading to say that Deschamps’ gang reassured offensively, with a performance that was once again frankly frustrating up front (19 shots, 2 on target). Kylian Mbappé was the attacker most spared by your ratings (4.5 on average out of more than 5,000 votes), while Marcus Thuram received the worst rating of the French team (3.3). For his part, Antoine Griezmann did rather well with a rating of 4.2 despite a performance well below his standards, which was also punished with a 3 in the newspaper.
Maignan and Saliba at the top
On the other side of the field, there are more satisfactions: Mike Maignan and his three decisive saves, and William Saliba, who extinguished Romelu Lukaku, share the best rating from Internet users: 7.2. The former Stéphanois even received an 8 in the newspaper, while Maignan was credited with a 7, as were Jules Koundé and Théo Hernandez. Solid against Doku and enterprising offensively, Koundé received a 7 from you, while Hernandez sticks to a 6.3, thanks to his good defensive returns. For his part, Dayot Upamecano obtains a 6.4.
Between the two, the performance of the midfielders received a rather correct reception. Tchouaméni, very relevant in the long game, got away with a good 5.9 average, very similar to Kanté, a little below his standards at 5.8. More discreet (he received a 4 in the newspaper), Adrien Rabiot did not deserve better than a 5.1 in your opinion. Cautioned in the first half, he will be suspended against Portugal. Finally, Didier Deschamps disappointed many of you despite the qualification, due to a lackluster game, the failure of Griezmann’s positioning on the right and timid coaching. He only gets a score of 4.5.
