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The captain of the French team, Hugo Lloris returned to the difficult victory against the Ivorians on Friday evening. He believes that qualifying for the World Cup in Africa is far too complicated, leaving behind talented teams like Côte d’Ivoire, which could not qualify for the play-offs on their continent. “It’s quite surprising that a team like Côte d’Ivoire is not qualified for the World Cup. It is very difficult for African countries to qualify. There are many talents for speed, percussion. They gave us a lot of difficulties in the 1st half but also in the 2nd. It was a pleasant match, we were in difficulty at times, it was the goal too. Even if we were missing important players, we won, it shows a strength of character.
The Tottenham goalkeeper also spoke at the microphone of the chain The Team on the rise of young people in the French team, in particular on the performance of Monegasque midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni: “The younger generation is showing great things with Aurélien who scores and Matteo who is a passer. I don’t know if Aurélien was the best, but he has a lot of volume in midfield, his doublet with Paul works well, it’s a continuation of what he showed in the Nations League against Spain. and with Monaco. He has a lot of potential. When you have opportunities you have to know how to seize them, the young generation is there, William made a good comeback, Christopher was interesting for his first.