Mbappe 'Shock'...France are outraged! Protruding after the first half, what is it?
French fans are angry as French captain and superstar Kylian Mbappe swapped jerseys with opponents at half-time in the semi-final match of the 2024 UEFA European Championship (Euro 2024).
Generally, after the game, they change their uniforms, but Mbappe was caught on the broadcast screen entering the locker room at half-time, holding the Spanish uniform.
"Fans criticized French captain Kylian Mbappe for changing uniforms with Spaniards in the first half of the Euro 2024 semi-final," British media Daily Mail said on the 10th, adding, "Fans responded that they could not believe Mbappe's appearance of climbing the stairs and entering the tunnel with a Spanish uniform."
Generally, players exchange uniforms after the game, but Mbappe exchanged uniforms during the game. Criticism is mounting as France's bad results are combined.
France ended its Euro 2024 semifinal match with Spain by 1-2 on Sunday at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. France scored the first goal but conceded two goals to Spain.
France brought its victory with an early goal. In the first nine minutes of the first half, striker Randal Kolo Muani finished with a header from Mbappe's cross.
However, France did not have the lead for long. It conceded two goals in a row midway through the first half to allow the team to come from behind.
Spain's equalizer was 16-year-old Lamine Yamal. Yamal attempted a fantastic left-footed curl from outside the penalty box in the 21st minute, which hit the post and headed into the net, bringing the game to square one. It was the moment to break the record of being the youngest player to score at a Euro tournament.
The comeback goal also did not take long. In the 25th minute, Spanish right fullback Jesus Navas crossed and the French defense cleared it with its head. However, the ball was headed to Spanish midfielder Dani Olmo in the penalty box, who turned the game around with a powerful shot past the defense in front of him. Olmo's shot went in after hitting the foot of French defense Jules Kounde.
France, which allowed a turnaround, tried to make changes by taking out its defense and putting in strikers to turn the game around, but failed to penetrate Spain's solid defense. Spain reached the finals of major tournaments for the first time in 12 years since Euro 2012, even though its main center back, Robain Renault-Renormand, and right fullback Dani Carvajal, were absent due to accumulated warnings.
Mbappe's actions are criticized by France as well. If France's captain changes uniforms with the opponent while the game is losing, fans cannot look at it finely.
Mbappe's performance was not very good throughout the game. Mbappe scored the only goal for France, but out of the four shots he attempted, only one shot was connected to an effective shot. He also dribbled only once out of four. 토토사이트
Mbappe returned to the team after missing only one game after suffering a broken nose in the first group qualifying match against Austria, but his performance was not good as it seemed to be due to the impact of the injury. He played with a mask in the previous three games, but played full time without a mask in the semifinal match, perhaps because of the inconvenience of the mask.