France 2018 World Cup winner Antoine Griezmann don announce him retirement from international football on Monday, and dis don mark di end of him 10-year career with di national team. “It is with a heart full of memories that I am closing this chapter of my life,” France vice-captain Griezmann, 33, write for X.
Di Atletico Madrid forward make him France debut for March 2014 and don collect 137 caps, wey only two people don beat: him former teammate Hugo Lloris (145) and 1998 World Cup winner Lilian Thuram (142). Griezmann dey fourth for France all-time leading goal-scorers list with 44 goals, wey dey follow record scorer Olivier Giroud, Thierry Henry, and current captain Kylian Mbappe.
He score for France 4-2 win over Croatia for di final of di 2018 World Cup for Moscow, and he also help di country reach di final of Euro 2016, wey him end as di top scorer with six goals. Griezmann play important role for Les Bleus as dem reach di 2022 World Cup final, wey dem lose on penalties to Argentina for Qatar.
Im last major tournament no go be as dem plan, as him and di team no find dia best form for Euro 2024, even though dem reach di semi-finals. Griezmann last appearance for France na for UEFA Nations League win at home against Belgium earlier dis month.
Him retirement show say era don end for di French national team, as Lloris and center-back Raphael Varane don both retire from international duty after di 2022 World Cup. Varane even quit football entirely last week at just 31 years old. Giroud also stop to play for him country after dis year’s Euros for Germany.
Coach Didier Deschamps go name him next France squad dis Thursday ahead of di Nations League matches against Israel for Budapest on October 10 and Belgium for Brussels four days later.
