The 23-year-old was given a tremendous opportunity to establish himself

Thanks to goals by Theo Hernandez and Randal Kolo Muani, Didier Deschamps' team became the first since Brazil in 1978 and 1982 to advance to back-to-back World Cup finals. In the Sunday championship match, they will take on Lionel Messi's Argentina in an effort to capture back-to-back world championships.

As a result of illness in the camp, Les Bleus' semi-final preparations were hampered. Dayot Upamecano's absence from Tuesday's training session owing to a sore throat gave Konate his third tournament start. The Liverpool player was given a tremendous opportunity to establish a bid for his spot in the final despite missing both of France's previous knockout games.

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He accepted it and easily positioned himself next to Raphael Varane, The Reds star was outstanding at the back for France, winning every aerial duel and preventing a single pass through, Jamie Carragher was one of many Liverpool supporters who demanded the Frenchman's inclusion in Sunday's championship game following yet another great performance.

After receiving planning approval for the site's redevelopment earlier this week, Jamie Carragher is hoping to open Melwood to the public as soon as feasible, The site was acquired by Torus from Liverpool Football Club in 2019 for an undisclosed sum after the Reds relocated to a new £50 million facility in Kirkby next to their Academy. 

Liverpool's former practice facility

On the site of Liverpool's former practice facility, the not-for-profit trust received authorization on Tuesday to erect hundreds of additional bungalows and care facilities. However, the existing infrastructure will be converted to construct the Robbie Fowler and Jamie Carragher Football Education Academy.