French superstar worth 150 million euros had a disastrous match; French media fumed: "Sitting at the same table as Zidane? He doesn't even deserve to enter the kitchen."

In the first World Cup semifinal held on July 15 Beijing time, heavily favored France lost 0-2 to Spain, failing to reach the semifinals for the third consecutive time. In this match, the highly anticipated French midfielder Olise delivered a disastrous performance, drawing fierce criticism from French media.

In this World Cup, Olise, valued at 150 million euros, had repeatedly been a threat for France, but in this match against European champions Spain, he completely went silent, with zero in many statistics. He had zero shots, zero successful aerial duels, zero successful dribbles, and lost possession 20 times.

In addition, he committed one foul. In the 15th minute, he lunged with studs up and stamped on Rodri. The referee awarded a foul but did not show a card to Olise. After the match, multiple authoritative foreign media believed that Olise was lucky to escape a red card. In the second half, Olise was substituted early by Cherki.

After the match, French journalist Daniel Riolo spoke about Olise's performance on RMC's show. He angrily complained: "We were all enchanted by Olise. His partnership with Mbappé was hailed as the best forward duo in French history, never seen before. Olise was even placed at the table of Zidane and Platini (meaning compared to legends). However, after the semifinal, he proved that his level doesn't even deserve to enter the kitchen (meaning he is far from that level)."

The famous French journalist also pointed out Olise's weakness: "The reason he was able to do everything before in this tournament was because he had space and a comfortable environment. That comfort of passing and orchestrating calmly. From the moment the midfield pressure increased in the knockout stages and opponents pressed faster and harder, we realized once again that in today's football, the number 10 role (classic playmaker) can no longer survive."

In this World Cup, Olise has already contributed 5 assists for France. After missing out on his first World Cup title, Olise's goal in the third-place match is to score his first World Cup goal and respond to the criticism from his country's media.