France hosted Turkey in the 6th round of UEFA Nations League A. After the match, France defender Ibrahima Konaté spoke to TF1 about the team's performance, the significance of securing promotion, and their problems defending corners.
Konaté said: "After losing to Italy, what mattered most to us was the result. It was very important to secure promotion. We always need to keep improving, and our 2nd-half performance was better."
"We will continue to move forward under the head coach, who managed the players' minutes well this week. We showed many positives in these matches."
"When we were leading 2-0, we could have scored another goal or held on to our lead, but then we conceded from a corner."
"It was really foolish to leave an opponent unmarked. I don't know who lost their man, but I'll find out when I get back to the locker room (laughs)."