DBasia.news – France National Team striker, Olivier Giroud, asked his team to use the most of the opportunity to be the champion of 2018 World Cup. Giroud expected the Les Bleus player focused to the final match in Luzhniki Stadium, Sunday (15/7).
France succeeded went to the final of 2018 World Cup after defeating Belgium. This is the repeated success of their finalist position during the 2016 Europe Cup.
However, at that time, the Didier Deschamps squat got loss during the final match. France was defeated 0-1 from Portugal in the injury time by Eder’s goal.
The bad memory made Giroud warned his teams to stay alert. The Chelsea striker expected they can win the match versus Croatia.
“It’s different. After the semi-final when we won against Germany we were a bit euphoric, whereas against Belgium it was different,” said Giroud.
“It’s not the same feeling – we know we still have one game to win. There’s that real focus and concentration to finish the job – that’s why it’s different. We’ve come a long way to get here and we don’t want to waste this opportunity now.”
“You can’t win a World Cup on just talent. Talent alone is not sufficient. You need efficiency. The mental strength is 70 percent of the job. If you’re ready to work for your team-mates and each other with dedication and commitment then anything can happen,” he continued.