🔥 Semi-final heats up! Konaté hits back at Yamal | OneFootball

France arrived in Dallas this Sunday to begin its training camp ahead of the World Cup semifinal, where it will face Spain. 

And Konaté made the strongest remarks before the clash against the Spanish side, as he took time to respond to Lamine Yamal, who had previously said: "They are the ones who should be afraid, we knocked them out of the Euros." 

So the French player said: "He can say whatever he wants. We are going to prepare for the match in the best way possible and I hope that, when it is over, the result will be favorable for us."

"There is no need to be afraid of anyone. The important thing is to maintain the humility with which we started this competition and not fall into that kind of trap, especially at a time like this," he added. 

In addition, Konaté stated that France is not focused on individuals, so they are not specifically thinking about how to stop Yamal. "It’s not just Lamine, it’s all of Spain," he said. 

Both teams will decide the first finalist of the World Cup on Tuesday, July 14, at Dallas Stadium. 

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