“It was great, it was a big game.

Olivier Krumbholz was very happy with the victory of his players in the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Wednesday evening (31-26).

A hooked match where the Swedes kept the pace imposed by the Blue for half time (15-15 at the break).

An adversity which made this meeting very interesting.

"They made us suffer," said the coach of the France team.

But the Blue, impressive, managed to stand out after returning from the locker room thanks to a defense that Krumbholz describes as “heroic”.

“We stayed calm and stable.

We managed the start of half time very well.

Then, it was difficult for them to come back, because we didn't let go.

When the France team leads, it does not relax, ”he appreciates.

No miracle recipe

The coach is rather confident for the semi-final which arrives Friday against Denmark, even if the game promises to be difficult.

"I hope that everyone will let go, will be a player," he says.

The historic coach knows his players have experience of this kind of match and know how to approach them.

This is the sixth time since 2016 (out of seven attempts) that they have reached the semi-finals of a major international competition.

Krumbholz, however, refutes the idea of ​​a miracle recipe.

“The recipe is work, commitment, fighting spirit.

It's a very ambitious, very combative team, and when you arrive at matches as important as this, there is a form of intransigence in the investment which perhaps gives them a little extra extra, details- he does.

A team that made people talk about it like that, it arouses enthusiasm and from that moment, the French like to see this team win.

And they never tire of it.

Five months after their coronation at the Olympics, the Blue are closer than ever to a historic double.

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