Failure. The France, who were to win by three goals, were eliminated from Sunday's Under-20 World Cup in La Plata, Argentina, despite a 3-1 win over Honduras (Group F). Despite this success obtained at 10 against 11 for most of the match, the young tricolor finished in third place in their group, behind South Korea and Gambia, against whom they lost (2-1) in the first two meetings.
On Sunday, at the Diego-Maradona stadium in La Plata, they managed to reverse a situation that was very badly started: from the 13th minute, the central defender Ousmane Camara was indeed excluded, after intervention of the VAR, for a foul on the Honduran center forward Daniel Carter. And, in the aftermath, Honduras opened the scoring by Odín Peña Ramos (14th). The France then had to score at least four goals to finish among the best third and qualify for the 8th final, all outnumbered...
Landry Chauvin's players were finally taking matters into their own hands. Lille striker Alan Virginius equalized before the break, then gave full hope to his family in the 59th (2-1). The feat even seemed within reach when Félix Bikien scored the 3-1 goal in the 77th minute. The French rushed to the Honduran goal but Sougoutou Magassa and then Sekou Lega could not conclude on the last French opportunities, and the final whistle marked the end of the adventure.