Antoine Griezmann hit back at media criticism after France progressed to the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 with a 1-0 victory over Belgium.
Jan Vertonghen's 85th-minute own goal was enough to send Les Bleus into the last eight after another flat performance.
It was the second time that an own goal had given them a win at the tournament, after their opening victory over Austria.
Kylian Mbappe is the only Frenchman to score at the tournament, netting for the first time at the European Championships from the penalty spot against Poland, meaning France's wait for an open-play goal continues.
However, Griezmann was not happy when it was suggested that the scoreline was too low, or that he had made a sacrifice by switching out to the right of the front three.
"Don't p*** us off about a small score or something, we're in the quarters," Griezmann told BeIN Sports. "Big game defensively for the team. Without a great defence, you can't go far. It was another new system for us, we have to get used to it.
"I learned [about my position on the right] this morning. I'm at the service of the coach and the team. The coach told me to play here, I play here.
"No matter where I play, I'm going to give my all. [Didier Deschamps] knows where I like to play, but I'm always going to give everything for the team. This coach has confidence in me and I try to give it back to him."
Meanwhile, Adrien Rabiot was left to lament a first-half yellow card, his second booking of the tournament, which will see him miss the quarter-finals.
Despite his frustration, he was proud of the team for grinding out the win.
"It's a real relief with this goal," Rabiot told RMC. "We played a good match, we were solid.
"We have this ability to not concede a goal, to be very good at recovery. We know that it will only take one to put it in the net. It was the perfect match because with this goal at the end of the match, we broke their legs.
"I'm disgusted to have taken this yellow. I find that the refereeing at the start of the match was a little limited. But I have confidence in the guys on the bench, I will be behind them."
vuaabdipu
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France didn't play well yes but they got the job done Now they face Portugal their first real challenge
ericjolie69
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Don’t be slick and twist the fact that Messi score only penalty to a rigged World Cup
Are you a madman? Messi scored 1 penalty, hahaha. Messi had the second most goals at the World Cup clown, and you sound like a mad person saying the World Cup was rigged .What you can do is go and cry some more. Here are some facts for you Argentina had not lost a game since 2019 before the World Cup .Now here is your homework go and research and see how many game have they loss since the world going on these facts, Argentina clearly entered the world cup as favorites to win it all but after people you saw us lose the first game you got excited but I NEVER HAD A DOUBT. Even now, at this present, Argentina plays the best football out of all the countries with or without Messi they win but If you can't see Argentina does this, then you are clearly a football clown
Niucikmpru
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aWithout scoring any fiels goal, you qualified to WF. World Champion, what a shame.
Kuteesa
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do remember these own goals are deflections coming off high danger shots and crosses . they keep making it sound like this team is handed everything ..not fair
Buhclmpst
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do remember these own goals are deflections coming off high danger shots and crosses . they keep making it sound like this team is handed everything ..not fair
ricabden
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now here is the thing everyone was like in the world oh Argentina had penalties and that why we got to the finals and won let hear you clown tell me what and how france got to the quarters plz let us know the type of goals that were scored
Don’t be slick and twist the fact that Messi score only penalty to a rigged World Cup
Edoo87
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Vohalopryz
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is that the reason your shots looks like a through pass?
ericjolie69
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so Griezman should keep his mouth close
ericjolie69
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now here is the thing everyone was like in the world oh Argentina had penalties and that why we got to the finals and won let hear you clown tell me what and how france got to the quarters plz let us know the type of goals that were scored