Griezmann help France to 2018 World Cup as Robben announce from international football after Holland fails to qualify (Details, pics)

Euro 2016 finalists France have qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup while Netherlands failure to score seven against Sweden sees them fail to reach next year's event. Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann scored one and set up Olivier Giroud for the other as France booked their place at next year’s World Cup finals by beating Belarus 2-1 at the Stade de France in their final Group A qualifying game.

The 26-year-old opened the scoring and then set up Giroud before the break while Belarus reduced the deficit on the stroke of half-time through Anton Saroka. Les Blues will now take part in their sixth consecutive World Cup finals after securing on 23 points after 10 games, four ahead of second-placed Sweden. Elsewhere, Arjen Robben announced his international retirement as Holland failed to qualify for next year's event.