A lesson of football: Emmanuel Petit on France's 2-0 loss to Spain

Following France's 2-0 loss to Spain in FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-final, ex-France footballer Emmanuel Petit said the defeat was "a lesson of football". "We looked so nervous, so far away from our level. Tactically and technically, we were so poor," he added. "We had no inspiration, no creativity, no personality...Credit to Spain, they really deserved to win," Petit emphasised.