After the ten-goal thriller, Deschamps mentioned shame, record-holder Mbappé sent a message to Messi

Following a thrilling ten-goal match, French coach Didier Deschamps spoke of shame, while record-breaker Kylian Mbappé sent a message to Lionel Messi. Mbappé, who became the World Cup's new all-time leading scorer, admitted that based on the first half, it might have seemed like the opponent was not respected and the national jersey was not honored. However, he asserted that after the turnaround, they proved otherwise. "We are particularly disappointed because of the captain [Deschamps], as we especially wanted to win for him, and in the first half, we might have given the impression that we let him down. We didn't want him to feel that way, and what happened should not tarnish Didier Deschamps' legacy," Mbappé explained. He added that he would rather play in a World Cup final than be the top scorer, though he did not rule out that his rival, Argentina's Lionel Messi, might score multiple goals in the final against Spain. On the English side, after the final whistle, Rice commented that his country hasn't had such a good national team in a long time. Saka highlighted that Bellingham assisted him in scoring a hat-trick during the match, which was described as crazy, by passing him the ball before a penalty. Tuchel felt as if he had watched four matches in one, believing that fatigue levels made the difference in the second half, as the French had an easier path to the final stages, and their semifinal was played earlier. The German coach also praised his players' attitude, especially Saka's: "Bukayo showed why he is a key player, but no one has doubted that until now. It didn't sink in for a while that he had scored a hat-trick because after a certain point, I couldn't keep count of the goals anymore..." Tuchel stated, adding that he would lead his team to success against Spain in the Nations League in the fall.

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Especially because of the captain, we are particularly disappointed, as we especially wanted to win for him, and in the first half, we might have given the impression that we let him down. We didn't want him to feel that way, and what happened should not tarnish Didier Deschamps' legacy.