Antoine Griezmann

2022 - 12 - 14

Post cover — Image courtesy of "Associated Press"

Griezmann gives his all, France advances to World Cup final (Associated Press)

AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — Darting runs. Key tackles. Timely interceptions. Calming passes. Antoine Griezmann did it all for France on Wednesday, ...

The French followed that with the World Cup title in 2018, and they’ll get a chance to win a third in their history on Sunday against Argentina at Lusail Stadium. The spine of this team — goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, center back Raphaël Varane, Griezmann and striker Olivier Giroud — has been a constant presence. When Morocco put France under severe pressure in the second half, Griezmann responded with tackles, headers and blocks. Pogba and N’Golo Kante, a relentless ball recovery specialist, were the midfield heart of France’s last title-winning team and their absences in Qatar because of injury put more responsibility on the 31-year-old Griezmann. And he will now try to deny Lionel Messi, his former teammate at Barcelona, of a first World Cup title on Sunday. Theo Hernández was the eventual beneficiary in the fifth minute.

Antoine Griezmann redefines his role in dazzling fashion as France ... (Sky Sports)

France beat Morocco 2-0 to set up World Cup final showdown with Lionel Messis Argentina on Sunday; Antoine Griezmann continues to flourish in new-look ...

In his post-match press conference tonight, Deschamps was asked: "There's a report today that Benzema could come back to Qatar. Whoever manages to do that will win the match." On Sunday's World Cup final, Deschamps continued: "Lionel Messi has been in scintillating form at the beginning of the tournament. It will be up to key players to make a difference, and maybe the team that makes fewer mistakes will win the game. "We saw a very strong Argentina team against Croatia but in previous matches they haven't always been as strong. They are so calm, so composed and they know what they have to do. Mbappe and Lionel Messi will understandably dominate the build-up to Sunday's World Cup final. Morocco had beaten Belgium, Spain and Portugal in a series of gutsy performances en route to the last four. We know they are going to have a lot of support from the crowd. In an apparent move of desperation, the world champions turned to Griezmann to fill the chasm vacated by two stars of their triumph in Russia four years prior. "Of course, there isn't only Messi, they have a strong side around him, so we know it's going to be a tough game. "Any team with Messi in is a totally different proposition," Griezmann told his post-match press conference.

Paul Pogba compares Antoine Griezmann to N'Golo Kante as ... (talkSPORT.com)

Antoine Griezmann never lets France down and has been spearheading their pursuit of back-to-back World Cup titles.The Atletico Madrid man put in an ex.

“We often lack rhythm in our game; there’s not a lot of intensity. I sincerely think that the France team would not be the same without him. He always has the right tone, the right pass. Now France seem to be doing okay without them. [live on talkSPORT](https://talksport.com/football/1277022/argentina-vs-france-live-commentary-stream-world-cup-final-kick-off-time-team-news-messi-mbappe/). [beat Morocco 2-0](https://talksport.com/football/1277664/france-argentina-world-cup-final-win-morocco/) to book their place in the final.

France star Antoine Griezmann says Lionel Messi makes Argentina ... (Planet Sport)

Four and a half years on from beating Croatia to win their second world title, Didier Deschamps' side are reaching another final by seeing off spirited ...

"We wanted to keep their dream alive. "We have seen Argentina play, we know how they play. We will be well prepared." "We have given a good image of Morocco and a good image of African football." "We have seen practically all of their matches at this World Cup. "Any team with Messi in is a totally different proposition."

Antoine Griezmann has ideal chance to spoil Lionel Messi's World ... (Daily Mail)

When the coronavirus pandemic subsided sufficiently for Barcelona to return to training in May 2020, there was a surprise in store for French international ...

Messi left Barcelona in 2021 and then it really was other factors impeding Griezmann making it at the club. It was a fairly lame attempt at showmanship and it was not repeated. Sergio Busquets was already fading, Frenkie de Jong had still not adapted, and it was clear Miralem Pjanic was not the solution. Beyond Suarez and Arturo Vidal, Messi had no deep friendship with anyone at the club post-Neymar so Griezmann was no outlier in that sense. Griezmann lacked the pace and direct running to open space up for the other two. It was the kind of thing the Argentine could have changed if he wanted to.

FIFA World Cup 2022 final: Antoine Griezmann prepared to face off ... (Economic Times)

France defeated Morocco 2-0 to get to the World Cup final against Argentina's Lionel Messi on Sunday. Antoine Griezmann continues to thrive in France's ...

The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). His recent enthralling performance, stopping Morocco's historic run to the semi-finals, further bolstered such an evaluation. [World Cup](/topic/world-cup)matches, witnessed Argentina play and know how they play.