Griezmann leads French goals charge at Euro

He boasts a Germanic name, Portuguese roots and learned his football in Spain, but France are counting on Antoine Griezmann's loyalty to take them to a Euro 2016 triumph.

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France's forward Antoine Griezmann celebrates after scoring his team's fourth goal during the Euro 2016 quarter-final football match between France and Iceland at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris, on July 3, 2016. Francisco LEONG / AFP

2016-07-05 13:59:51

He boasts a Germanic name, Portuguese roots and learned his football in Spain, but France are counting on Antoine Griezmann's loyalty to take them to a Euro 2016 triumph.

Going into Thursday's semi-final with Germany, the 25-year-old Atletico Madrid striker is the tournament's leading scorer with four goals.

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