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FIFA U-20 Third-place final—Mexico vs France: “Devastated” Mexicans want bronze

Angela Asante, August 20 2011,
Mexico's U-20 players want nothing else but bronze ahead of their third-place final encounter against France.
Davila wants to return to Mexico with a bronze medal around his neck.
Davila wants to return to Mexico with a bronze medal around his neck.
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With 10 minutes of normal time remaining in the semis against Brazil, Mexico were perhaps thinking of regenerating their strength to play extra-time football. But Henrique’s late goals for Brazil forced the Mexicans to settle for Saturday’s third-place final.

Playmaker Ulises Davila couldn’t hide his frustration during an interview with FIFA.com ahead of Mexico vs France. He revealed the team’s disappointment at missing out on a date with Portugal by declaring:

“We’re devastated. Our goal was to reach the final and we didn’t make it. That’s why there wasn’t exactly a party atmosphere in the dressing room.

“We were so excited about the prospect of playing the final on Saturday and fighting for the title. All we can do now, though, is recharge the batteries and focus on third place.

“It won’t be easy to get our focus back, but we came here to win something and that’s what we’re going to try to do.

“We’ve got the match for third place coming up and it’s not the same to finish as one of the top three teams in the world than to leave empty-handed.”

Mexico coach Juan Carlos Chavez echoed Davila’s statement by saying:

“My players are sad and there were tears in their eyes. But I told them that this isn’t over and that there’s a third place to go for against France, which is worth fighting for.”

Meanwhile, the French are also looking forward to erase the disappointment they suffered against Portugal in the semi-finals. In a statement picked up by FIFA.com, France’s Gilles Sunu issued:

“On Saturday it will be the end of a generation of players, the generation 1991. And we are determined to finish this story with a medal.”

Mexico vs France

Date: Saturday, 20 Aug 2011
Time: 18:00 ( US/Eastern )
Competition: FIFA U-20 World Cup
Live/Repeat: Live

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