France dispelled the ghosts of 2006 and 2016 by winning the World Cup on Sunday, although Antoine Griezmann considered mimicking a memorable moment from one of those previous finals.
After only five minutes of the 2006 showpiece against Italy, Zinedine Zidane stepped up for a penalty and chipped it, Panenka style, over the goalline via the underside of the crossbar.
"I thought about taking a Panenka penalty, like Zidane," Griezmann stated post-match, having opted to roll home his spot-kick.
"For the final, I thought it better to ensure I scored."
In the immediate aftermath of beating Croatia 4-2, the French striker was ecstatic and made sure to pay tribute to his opponents' showing in Moscow.
"I don't know where I am!" exclaimed Griezmann.
"I'm really happy. It was a very difficult game, Croatia played a great game.
"We started a bit shy, we let go little by little and made the difference.
"Frankly, this is very big."
Leodude
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To think, if a player had to play for their country of birth and not just any country in their blood, the winners would most likely of been Cameroon😂😂[Senegal][Senegal]
shah2468
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ANTOINE GRIEZMAN • First French man to score a brace in the Europa league final • (7) goals in the Europa league. • Highest goal scorer for Atletico Madrid in the Europa league. • Europa league winner • Second runner up in La Liga • Atletico Madrid top scorer in La Liga (19) goals. • Atletico Madrid top scorer in all competition (21) goals. • Top assist provider for France in Fifa 2018 (2) • Joint top scorer for France in Fifa 2018 (4) goals. & you think this man won't win the Ballon D'or. Stop thinking. He deserves it.
kuebilpsz
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France won the World Cup 🏆 Croatia won our hearts♥️ Congratulations to both teams!