Antoine Griezmann was a regular substitute three months ago amid a contract fiasco, but he is suddenly unstoppable in his second great World Cup, this time from a different position. Although Kylian Mbappe and Olivier Giroud’s goals for France have received most of the attention, England manager Gareth Southgate called Griezmann “a terrific player” before…
Harry Kane would have been the house favorite. The England captain had had one equalizer from the penalty spot, tying Wayne Rooney for the most goals ever scored for his nation with 53. Kane hovered over the spot one more as Olivier Giroud tipped this World Cup drama back in favor of France. Theo Hernandez…
TUNISIA Wahbi Khazri’s goal in the second half handed Tunisia a victory over France, but it wasn’t enough to advance them to the World Cup’s knockout rounds. Even though France’s World Cup group stage campaign ended in an unconvincing 1-0 loss to Tunisia, they nevertheless advanced as group champions. Raphael Varane and Aurelien Tchouameni were…