If he wins the World Cup final against Argentina on Sunday, Lloris will retire as France’s greatest goalkeeper
By Eric Devin for Get French Football News
We’ve sung the praises of Kylian Mbappé and his sublime technical ability made all the difference against Morocco, even if his doggedness did not show up on the scoresheet. We’ve sung the praises of Antoine Griezmann, and he turned in another man-of-the-match performance, seemingly appearing everywhere at both ends of the pitch, his industry key in setting up the opening goal.
It was almost as if Adrien Rabiot’s absence in midfield through illness was urging Griezmann on to a higher level of excellence. He facilitated the attack while also adding some experience to help the callow pair of Ibrahima Konaté and Youssouf Fofana, who were in the team in place of Rabiot and Dayot Upamecano.
