Giroud

France striker Olivier Giroud could not hide his frustration after being substituted in the first-half of the World Cup final against Argentina.The AC.

18+ Opt in, bet £10+ at odds 2.00+, in 7 days. 7 day bonuses expiry. Kolo Muani won a penalty which Mbappe converted and Thuram clipped a ball over the top for Mbappe to equalise, in the 80th and 81st minute respectively. The decision to bring on Marcus Thuram and Randal Kolo Muani before half-time was a tactical one – and Giroud was furious. Cameras captured the 37-year-old throwing a water bottle to the ground and kicking out at the substitutes bench. Dembele conceded the penalty and gave the ball away on numerous occasions, while Giroud was unable to influence the game.

Olivier Giroud did not get the fairytale of a second straight World Cup win and was actually brought off in the first half of yesterday's final.

The substitution also saw Ousmane Dembelé withdrawn at the same time, and it would be fair to say it was not appreciated by the Milan forward who came off visibly annoyed with the coach for the decision not to even wait for the end of the first half. As Olivier Giroud did not get the fairytale of a second straight World Cup win and was actually brought off in the first half of yesterday’s final.

France pair Olivier Giroud and Ousmane Dembele have been hammered by French newspaper L'Equipe, with neither player receiving a player rating for their ...

Even Kylian Mbappe, who became only the second player in history to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final, did not receive a perfect 10 for his performance. The 23-year-old, who finished the World Cup as the tournament’s top scorer, was given a rating of nine out of 10. Dembele gave away a penalty and was substituted after 41 minutes of the Final, with L’Equipe describing his performance as “40 minutes unworthy of a World Cup final”.

Giroud and Dembele have been slammed by popular publication L'Equipe after their dismal displays in France's World Cup final defeat to Argentina.

[World Cup good or World Cup bad? Mbappe received a 9/10 for his performance in the final, meaning he averaged 7.17 across the whole tournament, making him the only player to average above a 7/10. L’Equipe are notoriously very stingy when it comes to their player ratings, evident from their team of the tournament, which included Achraf Hakimi, who averaged a match rating of 6.0. Randal Kolo Muani and Marcus Thuram replaced Dembele and Giroud in the 41st minute and made an impact in the second half. Mbappe had a night to remember, netting an unforgettable hat-trick to capture the Golden Boot, but it was not enough to see his country retain the World Cup. Lionel Messi gave Argentina the lead in the second half of extra-time before Kylian Mbappe netted from the spot to take the final to a penalty shootout.

France duo Ousmane Dembele and Olivier Giroud have been slammed by popular publication L'Equipe after a dismal showing in Sunday's World Cup final.

France did end up mounting a comeback against the run of play thanks to their refreshed attack. [The duo started alongside Kylian Mbappe](https://www.sportbible.com/football/kylian-mbappe-france-argentina-world-cup-f1-treatment-379138-20221218) as part of an attacking three against Argentina at Lusail Stadium, dropping the worst performances of their international careers. At just 23 years old, he has 12 World Cup goals. [Ousmane Dembele](/ousmane-dembele), [Olivier Giroud](/olivier-giroud), [France](/france), [Football World Cup](/football-world-cup) [Ousmane Dembele's appearance in World Cup final could be the worst 41 minutes in football history](/football/ousmane-dembele-world-cup-final-france-argentina-performance-906803-20221218) [Third French star struck down by illness ahead of World Cup final](/football/world-cup-final-france-team-news-151632-20221215) [L'Equipe reveal their ratings for England following World Cup loss, very harsh marks all round](/football/england-ratings-revealed-vs-france-lequipe-634198-20221211) [BREAKING: France camp hit by illness to two starters ahead of World Cup semi-final](/football/breaking-france-morocco-world-cup-illness-440574-20221213) [Messi](https://www.sportbible.com/lionel-messi)'s second of the game. Neither carried that form to the Argentina game, with Griezmann substituted in the second half.

France boss Didier Deschamps has explained why he substituted Olivier Giroud and Ousmane Dembele before half-time in the 2022 World Cup final.

[fell two goals down against Argentina early on](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/deschamps-lost-bit-of-finger-world-cup-final-half-time-rant-france-regrets-penalty-argentina/blt8edbd1a39163162c), with Lionel Messi converting from the spot before Angel Di Maria fired home in the 36th minute. [unable to convert their efforts](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/watch-montiel-wins-shootout-messi-argentina-world-cup-final-france/bltadcb447f18994d35) in a thrilling shootout and [Argentina talisman Messi was left to walk away with the ultimate prize](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/watch-messi-lifts-world-cup-trophy-argentina-thrilling-penalty-shootout-france-goat/blt38b30d6ba3692fc1). If I made those changes so early, it’s because I was not satisfied and I felt convinced we could do better.

SportsBrief.com News - French Media outfit L'Equipe didn't hold back their criticism of Ousmane Dembele and Oliver Giroud following their performance in the ...

[Barcelona](https://sportsbrief.com/football/barcelona/) player’s showings for forty minutes were unworthy of a World Cup final. [Caught Offside](https://www.caughtoffside.com/2022/12/19/dembele-giroud-lequipe-player-ratings/#:~:text=surprise%20that%20those%20two%20players%20were%20Ousmane), both Dembele and [Giroud](https://sportsbrief.com/tag/olivier-giroud/) were not given a score in L’Equipe’s post-match player ratings, as they decided the two players were not worthy of that consideration. [Argentina](https://sportsbrief.com/facts/teams/16181-argentina-national-football-teams-players-coach-fifa-world-rankings-world-cup-more/) while Giroud barely had a touch of the ball, before both players were substituted in the first half after France had gone 2-0 down.