Atletico Madrid ace Antoine Griezmann was hailed after his performance in France's World Cup semifinal win against Morocco.

The midfielder produced a brilliantly elusive run to set up France's first goal after just five minutes, and was a menace for the Atlas Lions all evening as he continued to excel in a more combative role than he has often played.

Alan Shearer felt Griezmann was he best player on the pitch, as he explained: "He was man of the match for me. You've got to give credit to the way Didier Deschamps has used him.

"He's a super talent, a really clever player who reads the game really well. When you think of the players they've got missing, him and Aurelien Tchouameni were fantastic on the defensive work."

Didier Drogba was also impressed by the changes Griezmann had made to play a deeper role, saying he "looked more like N'Golo Kante', but was still able to move like a true forward as 'it's like cycling, you never forget it!"