World Cup 2023. “Earthquake”: The foreign press was shocked after France-All Blacks
by Emilian Vicenes
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You still haven’t recovered from victory the France’s fifteenth Against New Zealand (27-13), on Friday 8 September in the opening match of the Rugby World Cup? Rest assured, you are not the only ones. in the four corners of the elliptical planet, foreign press He commented extensively on this meeting. Rugby News Offers you small selections.
For the foreign press, France’s 15th plane “caused an earthquake”
After 31 wins in 31 matches, the All Blacks’ first defeat in the World Cup group stage caused a massive reaction. “These two teams produced some of the most epic World Cup encounters, but France’s victory on Friday must certainly be the most emotionally charged,” he sums up. TelegraphRecalling that in 2007, the Blues fell from the start, at home, to Argentina.
“Sixteen years ago, France suffered a humiliating defeat in the first match of the World Cup. A result that shocked the entire tournament,” states the British daily:
“But this time, it was the Blues who caused an earthquake and crushed New Zealand and gave the French public the first act of what promises to be the best in history.”
“hot and stuffy evening”
On the New Zealand side, newspapers blamed the blow on “this hot and stifling Parisian evening,” as she put it. NZ Herald. After their historic defeat against South Africa, France inflicted another defeat Psychological blow To all blacks,” sums up the New Zealand newspaper.
on BBC Radiothe previous editorial selection Andrew Mertens He was trying to find reasons for solace. “We have already seen teams reach the final after losing, such as England in 2007 or France in 2011, which lost two matches in the group stage,” explains the former player who played for Toulon.
‘The most competitive World Cup ever’
to NZ HeraldOn the one hand, this defeat is very worrying for New Zealand: “What the All Blacks have done is show the world that they are incredibly fragile mentally,” the journalists criticized.
from his side, Planet Rugby Highlights of France XV’s performance: “While New Zealand still have every chance of securing a place in the quarter-finals, France XV’s success has sent a clear message about their intent to win the world title,” notes an English news site.
finally, Watchman We are convinced that the 2023 FIFA World Cup will be the “most competitive tournament ever”. only that!
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