France starts engines ahead of the World Cup
Desiré Doué, PSG’s young promise, was the great figure. He scored a double and showed why he is one of the most exciting new additions to Didier Deschamps’ team. At 20 years old, he already has a scorer’s card with the Blues.
Marcus Thuram completed the task with a goal and an assist. A night to confirm that the French attack has plenty of depth, even without Mbappé in the starting eleven.
“A lot of pride and joy for this great victory,” said Doué after the game. “It wasn’t easy, there was a lot of intensity. We played two good preparation games.”
Colombia comes out with doubts
The coffee team repeated defensive errors and appeared fragile against the French speed. Jaminton Campaz scored the discount, but it was a minor consolation.
The feeling is that Néstor Lorenzo still has work to do before Group K of the World Cup. James Rodríguez, once again, looked far from his best physical version.
“They were two very demanding games. France surpassed us with a display of class,” acknowledged the Argentine coach. “I’m sad about the defeat, but it leaves us with a lot of learning.”
The key fact: France dominated with the experience of N’Golo Kanté on his 35th birthday and the fresh talent of Rayan Cherki.
“The team cohesion is excellent,” said Cherki. “We have a young group that gets along very well… We are looking forward to June.”
Mbappé came on in the final minutes and even had a goal disallowed. Les Bleus leave for the United States with sky-high morale and solid arguments to dream big.
