Beijing time on July 6, the European Cup quarter-finals came to an end, the French team through the penalty shootout force over Portugal, successfully advanced to the quarter-finals. After the match, France's midfielder Camarvinga accepted the media interview and shared his feelings about the match.
Camavenga began by expressing his pride in the victory: "It's really an indescribable feeling of pride. Of course we would have liked to win straight away in regular time, but that's the way soccer games are, full of unknowns and variables. However, the most important thing is that we have great penalty takers who have stood up to the pressure at crucial moments and brought us the victory. At the same time, our defense was excellent and didn't allow our opponents to break through and score in regular time."
Speaking about the preparation for the penalty shootout, Kamawenga said, "Training always helps. We have practiced penalty kicks in our regular training with a purpose and this has made us more confident in the game. Today, our penalty takers did a great job and their calmness and decisiveness won the game for us."
Camavenga had high praise for the outstanding performance of France's goalkeeper Meignan: "Meignan? It's no surprise that he's doing well now. He is a very good goalkeeper with excellent reaction time and saving ability. He saved us several times in today's game and was one of the key players in our ability to advance to the quarterfinals."
Looking ahead to the upcoming matches, Kamawenga said, "We now have two matches to play and each of them will be very tight. But we are confident and capable of meeting these challenges. We will continue to work hard to maintain our defensive intensity and create more chances on the offensive end. Of course, it would be best to start, but no matter what, I will do my best to contribute to the team."
