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Dembele picking a clever pass into the box and, down its right side, Kante is in! But despite Giroud in the middle, he opts to go for goal, hammering straight at Crepeau.
10’ – FRANCE ARE COMING NOW!
This time it’s Thuram, wandering over to the left and sweeping Griezmann’s cut-back goalwards … but again Crepeau saves, tipping onto the bar and over!
35’ – FRANCE WIN A CORNER DOWN THE RIGHT
Griezmann swings out, Kounde leaps into a near-post flick-on …and from dead centre inside the box, Upamecano bobs over the kind of inexpert header you or I might muster. He was unmarked there, so that was a good chance.
48’ – THURAM DOWN THE LEFT
He crosses, Crepeau gets down … and palms the ball into the danger area … but there’s no one there to punish and Cornelius clears. And what’s this! Canada break with Millar and he steps inside Kounde to make an angle for a curler … and the Preston North End man power-curls against the bar! What an effort!
54’ – DEMBELE CROSSES TO THE BACK POST
Griezmann swigs it across … and Giroud, valedictory goal right there, hammers fresh air. France, though keep the attack going, Dembele putting a low cross into the box that Giroud just can’t slide foot around.
67’ – SMART PASS INTO DAVID
Eustaquoo with it. But rather than slide in Larin, he opts to go for goal, and Saliba slides in to block with his body. He makes the pass there, and it’s not a difficult one, he gives his mate a much better chance … but he’s a striker, he’s there to score, so.
