France should have fallen into a very early 1-0 hole in their World Cup semifinal match against Belgium on Tuesday, but their goalkeeper had other plans.
Belgium was awarded a corner kick in the 21st minute, and a fortunate bounce left defenseman Toby Alderweireld with a clean look near the top of the box. He got a shot off on goal, and France goaltender Hugo Lloris made arguably the best save of the tournament.
That save from LLoris pic.twitter.com/C9suzsWWfM
— InterYaSkriniar ???? (@InterYaSkriniar) July 10, 2018
The full-extension stop drew plenty of praise on Twitter, and Lloris deserved every bit of it.
Hugo Lloris right now #FRABEL pic.twitter.com/cxzanxaojA
— Dan Williams ???????????????????? (@Dan_Williams_98) July 10, 2018
That STRETCH from Lloris #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/zZME2SsvXp
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 10, 2018
Hugo Lloris can save a PDF file on a calculator. #FRABEL pic.twitter.com/rvGDHrzYmP
— Varun Kumar Rana (@LaviRana108) July 10, 2018
Hugo Lloris could save the dinosaurs from extinction…#FRABEL#FRA pic.twitter.com/xXVrKZtojN
— The Sportsman (@TheSportsman) July 10, 2018
WHATASAVEFROM#Lloris#FRA #BEL #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/YNKRllbsWn
— Slash Football (@slashfootball) July 10, 2018
#WorldCup2018 #FRABEL speed strength agility @H_Lloris real uniform pic.twitter.com/RsRvwCQuI6
— Axelle TESSANDIER (@axelletess) July 10, 2018
Those are the types of saves that keep World Cup hopes alive. Should France go on to win the whole thing, that will easily be remembered as one of the moments that made it possible.
