France coach Deschamps: Argentina never had bad luck with refereeing

France coach Didier Deschamps spoke at a press conference after losing the final of the Qatar 2022 World Cup against Argentina.

Deschamps insisted a lot on the aggressiveness of his rival, and although he did not want it to sound like an excuse, he criticised the referee and postponed any decision on his future as France's coach until the beginning of the year.

Deschamps said that "it was a difficult match against a very good, intense, aggressive opponent. Despite everything, we were able to overcome a complicated situation. But that makes us feel worse. In extra time, we had the option of winning in the fnal minute We shouldn't have any regrets. Argentina were very aggressive".

The France coach saw an opponent at the limit but "we do not take anything away from them We have experienced many emotions and it has been somewhat cruel. We were close bit it could not be. There are reasons for not performing in the same way. We lacked some energy."

Criticism

With the referee, Szymon Marciniak, he wanted to be elegant, but he could not repress the fact that "Argentina have never had bad luck with refereeing" in this tournament, adding that "I would have preferred that you not ask me this question, I must be very careful. His performance was what it was and I'm not here to judge it.

"There are questionable decisions, as in any match. I don't detract from their title. I've spoken with a member of the refereeing body and I'm not going to go into details. Congratulations to the Argentine team."

Regarding the changes of Dembele and Giroud during the first half, Deschamps clarified that he did not want to singe them out: "I don't want to blame Giroud, Griezmann or Dembélé. They have helped us get here. We wanted a change of position with Kylian as soon as possible. At the break I have even hurt my finger." He did not clarify if he had been the product of his frustration or how he had hurt it.

He finished by talking about hat-trick scorer Mbappé, of whom he said that he "has done a great job and, for this reason, he was so sad."