The “roosters” have South America at their fingertips! The scandalous moment of the US friendly
Article by Aurelian Botezatu – Published on Monday, 30 March 2026, 08:36 / Updated on Monday, 30 March 2026 08:36
France beat Colombia (3-1) with the B team, in a friendly played at the Northwest Stadium in Summerfield, Maryland.
France is ready for the 2026 World Cup. At Summerfield, in Maryland, it won its friendly with Colombia without problems, score 3-1, after beating Brazil 2-1 a few days ago.
Against Luis Suarez, James Rodriguez and Luis Diaz, Roosters coach Didier Deschamps left many stars on the bench for a start and approached the match with a B team. No problem!
Good mood on the bank of France
Desire Doue opened the scoring in the 29th minute, Marcus Thuram doubled it at the end of the first half (min. 41), for the PSG striker to make the “double” in the 56th minute: 0-3. The South Americans “woke up” towards the end, but more than Campaz's goal (min. 77) did not succeed.
Ousmane Dembele, Kylian Mbappe and Michael Olise are laughing on the bench / Photo: X
The superiority of the “roosters” was so pronounced that Ousmane Dembele, Kylian Mbappe and Michael Olise allowed themselves all kinds of jokes. At one point, they were snapped having a lot of fun, and in another photo, Mbappe and Ibrahima Konate could be seen sharing a chocolate.
Didier Deschamps: “I told the referee: 'This is not American football.'”
Although his team prevailed without problems, Deschamps was very angry at the end with the Colombians, due to a criminal foul on Olise. “The sporting results are very positive, especially since we faced two good teams, Brazil and Colombia.
The French on the bench share a chocolate / Photo: X
The quality is there and all the players who performed today are eager to be part of the World Cup squad. Today, everyone played except Chevalier. That's good, we faced some adversities,” commented the French coach in an interview with TF1.
Regarding the assault on Olise, Deschamps said: “If Michael doesn't jump, he might break his leg. We are in a friendly match… We know what aggression is, but at some point, it goes a little beyond that. I told the fourth official: “This is not American football.”
