France captain Kylian Mbappe said that the defeat to Germany should serve as a warning for their participation in Euro 2024.
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Following France’s 2-0 defeat against Germany on Saturday (23), Mbappe talked to reporters. “We need to be aware that if we play like that in the big matches that lie ahead of us, we are setting ourselves up for major disappointment”, said the captain.
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It was only France’s second defeat since losing the 2022 World Cup final on penalties to Argentina in Qatar – the other was a 2-1 friendly loss to Germany last September. “Now that game is over with and our objective is to show a reaction”, said Mbappe.
“We need to be aware that we didn’t play well enough”, added the player. France will face Chile in another friendly on Tuesday (26), in Marseille. Les Bleus have reached three finals in the last four major tournaments, European Championships and World Cups combined.