Ahead of the match against France, England manager Thomas Tuchel gave an interview to Fox Sports.
How important is today's match against France? Our opponents also have a lot to prove and hope to showcase their strength through this game.
That would be the ideal scenario, of course, but it's extremely difficult. I believe that before the semi-finals, everyone would agree that France is the biggest favorite to win this tournament. They won the World Cup eight years ago, reached the final four years ago, and also qualified for the UEFA Nations League final.
They were originally aiming for the finals of this tournament, and appeared to be the strongest and in-form team. However, on the day of the semi-final, they were completely out of sorts and were ultimately eliminated. This also shows that we are now in the same position as them, both needing to participate in the third-place match.
They are a very tough opponent. However, as I said yesterday, we feel there is still a gap between us and the top three teams. Today, we will try to close that gap and compete with all our might to win the game, because this victory is very important to us.
