France won the 2018 World Cup under his leadership. Ugo Lloris took the team to the final in the 2022 Qatar World Cup. But he fell short of making the record of winning two consecutive World Cups as the first captain. With that regret, the 36-year-old Tottenham goalkeeper said goodbye to international football on Monday night. His last game in the France jersey was a tiebreaker loss to Argentina in the World Cup final. However, Lloris will continue to play club football for Tottenham.
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Lloris has played the most 145 matches for the country in an international career of about 14 and a half years. He also holds the record of leading France in the most 121 matches. After the World Cup in Qatar, he realized, it was time to hand over the baton to a new project.
Lloris announced his retirement from international football in an interview given to the French media, "I think I have given my all." So I have decided to say goodbye to international football. Now is the best time to retire before the Euro qualifiers start. There comes a time when you know how to pull the reins.'
Karim Benzema also said goodbye to the French national team last month. Rumor has it, the Real Madrid forward decided to retire in frustration as he could not join the World Cup team due to Lloris's obstacle despite recovering from the injury. On the day of his national team jersey, Lloris dismissed the matter as a "false lie".
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