France is absolutely melting down in the World Cup third-place playoff, making a fool of themselves with a humiliation of historic proportions already unfolding. They’ve given up a shocking *four goals* in the first half alone, and honestly, you can’t even make this stuff up.
A Historic Collapse Before Half-Time
This match for third place, which let’s be real, no one really wanted after those bitter semi-final losses, has turned into an absolute nightmare for France. The leaks started early, with goals conceded in the 3rd and 16th minute. Get this, according to ‘StatsduFoot,’ that’s the first time in the entire history of the French national team they’ve given up two goals in the opening twenty minutes of a World Cup match. Seriously? The last time they were even 2-0 down after twenty minutes at all was way back in 2008 against Romania. And as for giving up at least two goals in back-to-back World Cup matches, you have to go back 16 years for that. It’s a total disasterclass.
When Bad Goes To Worse
But hold up, because it somehow got even gnarlier. Before the whistle blew for half-time, Saka popped in two more goals. That’s gotta sting, right? This is the *very first time ever* that France has conceded at least four goals in the first half of any major tournament match. The French stars’ performance, or total lack thereof, is already getting ripped to shreds. The question now is, can it possibly get worse in the second half? We’re all glued to see what happens next.
What a first half, huh? Can they even begin to claw back some dignity, or are we about to witness an even bigger train wreck after the break?
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