🎙7Thierry Henry on France’s performance against Spain in the FIFA World Cup semi-final. 🗣️ “That wasn’t a World Cup semi-final performance it was an embarrassment. With the quality in that dressing room, there is absolutely no excuse for playing with so little intensity, so little courage and so little pride.” “I’m tired of hearing about talent. Talent means nothing if you don’t fight. Spain wanted every second ball, every duel and every attack more than France did. That’s unacceptable for a team that claims it wants to be world champions.” “Too many players hid when the game became difficult. Where were the leaders? Where was the personality? Wearing the France shirt comes with responsibility, and tonight too many of them failed that responsibility completely.” “You cannot walk around, lose simple passes, refuse to press and expect to beat a team like Spain. They made France look slow, confused and completely out of ideas. It was painful to watch.” “If you don’t have the courage to compete in a World Cup semi-final, then you don’t deserve to be in the final. Simple. Spain didn’t just outplay France they outworked them, outthought them and outclassed them.” “Every player in that dressing room needs to look in the mirror because this performance was nowhere near the standard of France. Reputation won’t save you. Medals aren’t given for big names they’re earned by players willing to fight for every single ball, and tonight Spain wanted it far more.”