WORLD CUP | France Defenders Discuss Defending Against Lamine Yamal Ahead of Semi-Final

France backup defenders Maxence Lacroix and Ibrahima Konaté said they are not scared of Spain forward Lamine Yamal and believe France have the defensive quality to contain him in their World Cup semi-final clash on Tuesday, according to Yahoo Sports. Lacroix said France are focused on winning and added, “I think we’ll do the job,” while Konaté stressed the priority is stopping Spain as a team rather than focusing on one player. France were due to leave for Dallas from their base camp outside Boston, with the squad set to fly to Texas on Sunday afternoon after two weekend training sessions. Starting center backs William Saliba and Dayot Upamecano missed Saturday’s session as the coaching staff managed their workloads amid minor injury concerns.