France defender Samuel Umtiti cost his team a goal in Saturday’s World Cup game against Australia, but he was able to laugh about the mistake afterward.
During the second half with France ahead 1-0, Umtiti inexplicably raised his arms while jumping to try to defend a header, batting the ball out of midair. A penalty was awarded and Australia converted to level the scores at 1-1, but a Paul Pogba goal ten minutes from full time ensured that the error ultimately wouldn’t cost France the win.
For that reason, perhaps, Umtiti was in a joking mood after the game, sharing a hilarious depiction of the error to his Instagram.
Samuel Umtiti ridicules his own mistake in an Instagram story. pic.twitter.com/s8omwkQczx
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Hey, if you’re Umtiti, you might as well own it, especially if you got away with it while still winning the game. He’ll probably be a bit more careful with his hands next time.
