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The England coach has loudly declared that this third-place match against France is meaningless. If Thomas Tuchel is to be believed, the British will be extremely demotivated for this match. Moreover, they are more tired. France have an extra 24 hours to recover from their 0-2 semi-final defeat to Spain on Tuesday. The Three Lions suffered a exhausting comeback on Wednesday night in a very intense 1-2 defeat to Argentina. It is true that the Spanish showed how to stop the powerful French attack, but still England is not Spain. Which is also evident from the results. The Three Lions have not kept a single clean sheet in the knockout stage of the World Cup. The statistics from direct matches are also in favor of the French, who have lost only one of the last 9 matches with England, with six wins during the period. Including a 2-1 victory in the quarter-finals of the last World Cup. The depth of the Les Bleus squad is significantly better which will allow Deschamps to rotate players without a huge drop in quality. Kylian Mbappe is fighting for the Golden Boot of this World Cup. He currently has 8 goals, equal to Messi. So if France can't take the gold medals, they can at least help their top scorer take the gold in the scorers' category.
