:quality(75)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/elcomercio/6B2P5J6ARJEEHJI6F2E3BNH4JI.jpg "Antoine Griezmann assured that he does not care if Peru or Australia wins the rival playoff against France in the Qatar 2022 World Cup | RMMD | SPORTS")
The French team fell at home, at the start of the UEFA Nations League, against Denmark (1-2), a team that will precisely be their rival in the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The result generated many doubts in the fans ahead of the appointment World Cup, although there is still time for the technical command of ‘Les Bleus’ to fine-tune details.
In that sense, after the game, Antoine Griezmann spoke to the press and received a question regarding his rival to meet in the group stage of the World Cup: Do you prefer to face Peru or Australia (in case you eliminate the United Arab Emirates in the Asian Qualifier)?
Despite the importance of the matter, the Atlético Madrid striker was calm in the face of the definition of the playoffs. “I do not care”, Said the Frenchman, with a smile, but without the intention of generating controversy. Let us remember that France also faced the Peruvian and Australian teams in Russia 2018, whom they beat 1-0 and 2-1 respectively.
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On the other hand, Griezmann tried to end the controversy generated by a phrase from Mbappé, who highlighted the superiority of the European teams over the South American ones. “Kylian’s words are misunderstood and people are giving them more thought than usual. In Europe or America it is very difficult to enter the World Cup. Any team deserves to be there and compete”, said the player.
