<p class="title">Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois said his team's defeat by France in the World Cup semifinals on Tuesday was a "shame for football", criticising Didier Deschamps's side for a defensive style of play.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Centre-back Samuel Umtiti's 51st-minute header from a corner gave France a 1-0 win, as they defended deep to close it out and reach a third World Cup final.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It was a frustrating match. France didn't play at all, they defended with 11 players within 40 metres of their goal," Chelsea goalkeeper Courtois told Belgian TV channel RTBF.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"They played on the counter-attack with (Kylian) Mbappe, who is very quick. That's their right. They know when an opponent plays very deep, that's where we have problems.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The frustration is there because we didn't lose to a team who are better than us, we lost to a team who play nothing, just defend.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Against Uruguay (in the quarterfinals) they scored with a free-kick and a goalkeeping error. Today, a corner. It's a shame for football that Belgium didn't win today."</p>
<p class="title">Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois said his team's defeat by France in the World Cup semifinals on Tuesday was a "shame for football", criticising Didier Deschamps's side for a defensive style of play.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Centre-back Samuel Umtiti's 51st-minute header from a corner gave France a 1-0 win, as they defended deep to close it out and reach a third World Cup final.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It was a frustrating match. France didn't play at all, they defended with 11 players within 40 metres of their goal," Chelsea goalkeeper Courtois told Belgian TV channel RTBF.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"They played on the counter-attack with (Kylian) Mbappe, who is very quick. That's their right. They know when an opponent plays very deep, that's where we have problems.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The frustration is there because we didn't lose to a team who are better than us, we lost to a team who play nothing, just defend.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Against Uruguay (in the quarterfinals) they scored with a free-kick and a goalkeeping error. Today, a corner. It's a shame for football that Belgium didn't win today."</p>