France manager Laurent Blanc believes that his side lost to a better team following their 2-0 defeat to Spain in Donetsk.
A Xabi Alonso double sent the defending champions through the the last four at Euro 2012 and Blanc thinks the result was fair.
He said: "Is a quarter-final France's level at the moment? I don't know.
"What I do know is that the best sides will be in the semi-finals, and France won't be."
Blanc is currently the bookmakers' second favourite to become the next manager of Tottenham Hotspur.
