Liverpool defender Konate, France has no excuses for their defeat in Tunisia.

Defender Ibrahima Konate has warned that there will be no favors for the opposition when the two teams meet in the World Cup Round of 16.

The French rested several key players for their final group stage match against Tunisia, which they lost 1-0.

France has already qualified for the knockout round after winning their group, and will face Poland in the last 16 this weekend.

“I despise losing,” Konate said to BeIN Sports.

“There will be no favors this weekend; it will simply be a match.” I wouldn’t say there were a lot of changes, but if we’re still here, we can’t use that as an excuse. We fell short of the mark because we were too wasteful.

“We need to focus on the next game, come together, and put this minor blunder behind us.” It’ll be a tough match, whether it’s against Mexico, Argentina, or whoever.”