Deschamps and Mbappe were relieved after the shootout

Deschamps and Mbappe were relieved after the shootout 

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“It’s decided on details, but I’m happy for the group that pushed themselves to the limit and made us swing to the right side. We’re still in the semi-finals, I was already enjoying being in the quarter-finals, I’m enjoying the semi-finals. It’s becoming a habit, even if we shouldn’t trivialise it.

Two of France’s takers, Jules Kounde and Bradley Barcola, had never taken a penalty in a professional match before, and Deschamps admitted he wanted to bring on Olivier Giroud to take one of the penalties but was too late.

“It’s a question of choice even if I couldn’t bring Olivier on,” he said. “I had this last change to make, Olivier was a candidate to shoot. But I know the players well, there was a kind of calm, it’s a power struggle with the goalkeeper.”

Mbappe led the celebrations at full-time

Mbappe led the celebrations at full-time 

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