According to Mundo Deportivo, after France was eliminated by Spain, Barcelona teammate Pedri comforted Koundé.
Spain's resounding victory over France secured their place in the World Cup final. In the Spanish team's locker room, Cucurella summed up the match, a testament to Luis de la Fuente's dominance, in one sentence: "A truly dominant performance!"
With this defeat, Koundé's World Cup journey came to an end, and he had to accept the reality of playing in the third-place match. The match will take place at 5:00 AM Beijing time on July 19th.
After the final whistle, the competition on the pitch was temporarily set aside. Pedri—Kounde's teammate at Barcelona—didn't hesitate to approach the Frenchman to offer comfort. The Canary Islands midfielder also extended a gesture of goodwill to his former teammate Dembele, demonstrating that the competition remained confined to the game itself.
This is not the first time a similar scene has occurred in this World Cup. After the round of 16 match against Portugal, several Barcelona players in the Spanish squad also comforted Cancelo, who had been eliminated.
