France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris made some remarkable saves throughout the World Cup, but he made one of the most embarrassing blunders during the final match against Croatia on Sunday. Fortunately, France had a sizable lead at the time.
Lloris received a pass from one of his teammates roughly halfway through the second half, and he tried to dribble around a Croatian attacker rather than simply booting it away. Let’s just say it did not go well.
Oh no Hugo Lloris, what is you doing? pic.twitter.com/ui8g6ZOiPp
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 15, 2018
That was about as bad of a blunder as you’ll see, and all of the good things Lloris had done to that point would have been forgotten if France didn’t have a three-goal lead.
LOLris!!!
Huge Lloris with a major gaff to give Croatia a little life, France still up 4-2 pic.twitter.com/8ro3zt28TD
— The Sports Quotient (@SportsQuotient) July 15, 2018
Karius "I made a huge mistake in the biggest game in club football. Nobody will top it this year".
Lloris "hold my beer"…#FRACRO #WorldCupFinal
— Raphael Wilson (@089968Raph) July 15, 2018
Thats another HUGE Lloris mistake#WorldCupFinal2018
— Javteshwar Singh (@Javteshwar99) July 15, 2018
Huge Lloris: Hold my beer pic.twitter.com/WFcrWuQDwW
— Ciaran Howley (@CiaranHowley) July 15, 2018
It should be noted that Lloris made arguably the best save of the entire World Cup to help France advance to the final, so he deserves credit for that. Either way, he’d love to have his error from Sunday back.
