Rabiot still stewing over France's World Cup exit

Two months on, Adrien Rabiot suggests France could have been better prepared for their semi-final defeat to Spain.

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What happened. Adrien Rabiot has reflected on France's 2-0 World Cup semi-final defeat to Spain, admitting the pain still lingers over two months later. He suggested France might have prepared better for the match.

• Rabiot says the defeat remains difficult to accept.
• He hinted France's preparation for the semi-final could have been better.
• Spain won 2-0 to end France's World Cup run.

“They might have prepared better for this match”

— Adrien Rabiot

Rabiot's comments add to the post-mortem of France's tournament exit as attention turns to future international windows.

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