Oh dear, Les Bleus! The alarming stat in this World Cup semi-final exit | OneFootball

The French had surely imagined it very differently. In the semifinal against Spain (0–2), they likely delivered one of their weakest performances of this World Cup. 

Just how poor — or rather how harmless — "Les Bleus" were in front of goal is illustrated by a statistic from data provider 'Opta'. Over 90 minutes, the French managed an xG value (the metric that measures expected goals) of just 0.3. It was therefore their lowest figure in a World Cup match since Opta’s analyses began in 1966. 

By halftime, that figure had been as low as 0.04. It’s hard to pose less attacking threat than that. Spain therefore remains France’s bogey team, after Les Bleus had already lost to La Roja at Euro 2024 and in the 2025 Nations League. 

While Spain’s dream of the title lives on, France will still play in the third-place match on Saturday. Their opponent will be decided this evening. 

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