How do you feel after this failure?
Ludovic Fabregas:
Disappointment, obviously.
We were keen to pass this milestone because the last two times we arrived in the semi-finals (Euro 2018 and World Cup 2019), we had this setback too.
Sweden's victory is logical, deserved, they were better than us in all areas of the game and you have to know how to accept it.
Maybe we weren't at our level and we'll have to try to find some additional resources to get a medal because it would do our head good.
What was missing?
We were in trouble from the start, maybe we lacked gas.
Maybe Luka's injury (Karabatic, defense boss) also played a role but I don't want to hide behind it all.
We were inferior in all areas of the game and we couldn't have hoped for better, unfortunately.
In terms of goalkeepers, we are behind but also free throws, exclusions, efficiency in the shoot ...
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Will the match for 3rd place be important to keep a positive balance?
Since December 27 or 31, we are on the bridge, we work, we also take criticism.
We were not given a lot of chances to have a good World Cup.
Tonight, we can already be proud of this course, we are still very happy to have reached the semi-final.
Me anyway, I'm proud of guys.
Maybe we didn't really hope to go that far.
Tonight yes, there is frustration, disappointment but there is a victory to be fetched on Sunday to be rewarded.
It would be a beacon of hope for future years and in the short term for the TQO (Olympic Qualification Tournament) and potentially the Games if we qualify.
We will also try to reward the former (Michaël Guigou and Luc Abalo), it may be their last World Cup.
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