World Cup 2018: 5 best and worst players as France beat Belgium

#4 Worst - Olivier Giroud

Giroud has been a massive setback for Les Blues this tournament

Olivier Giroud's form will be the biggest concern for manager Didier Deschamps heading into the final. The Chelsea striker has looked off-colour thus far and he has under-delivered in all his appearances this World Cup.

Giroud has been always involved in the attacks but has lacked the finishing product and deprived France of many goals, and the case in the semi-final was the same. The 31 year old had six attempts at goal, none of them were on target and a bulk of them were not even half chances.

He was set up with two exquisite passes by Kylian Mbappe during the second half but he failed to capitalize on any of his opportunities. Giroud dragged his unfortunate streak and has failed to register a single shot on target from the 10 total shots he has attempted in Russia.

His bitter performance saw him being substituted in the 84th minute, bringing an end to his misery. However, it looks highly improbable that Deschamps will take the risk of rotating his lineup for the final and will most likely persist with Giroud up top.

425 - Olivier Giroud has now played over seven hours of football at the 2018 World Cup (425 minutes) without managing a single shot on target. Frustrating. #FRA #BEL #FRABEL #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/LHhrFlQCWO

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) July 10, 2018