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Argentina should get physical with stylish Antoine Griezmann to shut down France | Karen Carney

15-Dec-2022 20:00:31 | The Guardian

Neither World Cup finalist look to dominate the ball but denying Griezmann possession is vital for Lionel Scaloni’s side

All the focus is on Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi but if Argentina want to win the World Cup final, the man they will need to stop is Antoine Griezmann. Mbappé has the No 10 on the back of his shirt but his teammate is playing the role to perfection.

Griezmann links everything together for France. Without the Atlético Madrid forward, Mbappé, Olivier Giroud and Ousmane Dembélé would not be getting the ball as much. No one has more than his three assists and that level of creativity will need to be stymied by Argentina.