"Confused", "scandal", "without personality" - with these harsh words the French press criticized, on Wednesday, the "Roosters" team after their loss to their Spanish counterpart 0-2 on Tuesday in the semi-finals of the 2026 World Cup. The newspaper "La Voix du Nord" attacked the two-time world champions, saying "France collapsed so horribly that it is difficult to save any player with a decent level in a semi-final that will remain a nightmare. Lucas Digne made an unforgivable mistake, Michael Olise contributed nothing, and dragged the entire team to the bottom," asserting that "the luxury was Spanish." Meanwhile, "L'Équipe" headlined on its website "Collapse in Dallas" for the "Roosters", and wrote that "the French team, stifled in all aspects of the game, was logically defeated." The newspaper added, "On July 14, their day of glory did not arrive" and that the players "lacked personality" and "received a football lesson from the Spaniards." The French team will play the third-place match on Saturday against the loser of the England-Argentina match, in "Didier Deschamps' last match as coach," as the sports newspaper noted. As for "Libération", it considered that the French team "completely collapsed" and "did not seem to have entered the semi-final atmosphere" in the face of "the quality of touch and skill of the Spanish players." The headline of "Ouest-France" on its front page was "End of the American dream," accompanied by a photo of striker Kylian Mbappé covering his face with his hand. "Le Télégramme" summarized the match in one word: "Disappointment," with a picture of the captain sad on the field, symbolizing a catastrophic evening for the French team. The French press unanimously praised the superiority of the Spaniards, "masters of the game," and their "toughness and good organization," as noted by "Le Figaro" on its front page, criticizing the French team which was "often confused and uninspired." "Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace" wrote: "The perfectly coordinated Spanish team completely overshadowed the French team," while the daily "Aujourd'hui en France" headlined "Fall from the top," noting on its front page that the French, "who were behind since the first half, did not find the key to victory against the Spanish Armada." "Midi Libre" chose "France defeated, sad to the point of tears," above a photo of striker Désiré Doué kneeling with his head buried in his shirt. It wrote, "The French team had no offensive effectiveness yesterday, and succumbed to a solid Spain on its way to a treble: the European Championship, the Olympic Games, and the World Cup." Despite that, the newspaper "Nord Éclair" noted that "the journey of the French team remains remarkable despite not winning the third star," under a picture labeled "National defeat" showing French players walking with heads bowed after the end of the match.