France’s head coach, Didier Deschamps, has opened up about why he took Olivier Giroud and Ousmane Dembele off the pitch before halftime in the 2022 World Cup final.Les Bleus went two goals down against Argentina after Lionel Messi converted from the spot before Angel Di Maria doubled their lead in the 36th minute.Moments later, Deschamps removed Giroud and Dembele, replacing them with Marcus Thuram and Randal Kolo Muani.His changes saw France battle their way to a 3...

France striker Olivier Giroud has warned Argentina captain Lionel Messi that his side will not let him enjoy when both teams clash in the 2022 FIFA World Cup final on Sunday night.Giroud said France’s players would do everything possible to prevent Messi from making any impact during the World Cup final.France will face Argentina in the World Cup final in Qatar this weekend.Les Bleus had defeated Morocco 2-0 in the semi-final encounter a few days ago, while Argentin...

Morocco midfielder Sofyan Amrabat has revealed that he pleaded with France striker Olivier Giroud to stop marking him during their semi-final defeat to Les Bleus on Wednesday.The Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup second semi-final match ended 2-0 in favour of the title holders, making Didier Deschamps’ side the only second nation to have made the final back-to-back and first in the last 60 years.Theo Hernandez and substitute Randal Kolo Muani scored in each of the halves to...