Another unforgettable Antoine Griezmann match: two goals, a powerful presence on the pitch, precise dribbling and top speed.

He was the star behind every goal opportunity and the player who propelled France to the Eurocup Final with a 2-0 score against a Germany that succumbed to the sensational forward.

The final awaits him Sunday at the Saint Denis stadium against Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal.

This is Griezmann’s moment. Just 16 years ago he was a nine-year-old who yelled, jumped and cheered at his family home when David Trezeguet scored his golden goal during the Eurocup 2000 final.

That was the last time France won the European cup.

Now it is Griezmann who has dazzled. He has done so with his club, Atletico de Madrid, during the whole Spanish League season and carried on during the Eurocup, scoring six goals, three more than his immediate competitors, French squad colleagues Olivier Giroud and Dimitri Payet.

He was decisive during the eighth round against Ireland, his two goals crucial for the team’s recovery.

He scored in the quarterfinal against Iceland, with a perfect lob during a counterattack and he proved decisive in the semifinal facing World Champions Germany.

Right from the start, Griezmann showed his top form, his agility and that dribbling ability that made him unstoppable.

Griezmann scored both goals, crowning an impeccable match.

He had already scored 40 goals this season. He was Atletico’s top scorer in La Liga with 32 goals, to which one must add eight goals scored with France and in friendlies.

On Sunday Griezmann faces an unforgettable moment at the Stade de France.

In his native soil, surrounded by an adoring crowd, under the gaze of untold millions worldwide, he has the chance to place his team at the Eurocup summit, 16 years after Trezeguet’s “golden” goal against Italy.

That was a day the nine-year-old never forgot.

Now, in 2016, comes that child’s golden moment.

Paris, 8 Jul (EFE)

Offshore sportsbooks based in Costa Rica are seeing odds heavily in favor of France as the host nation. Les Bleus have everything going for them: aside from star goal machine Griezmann, France also has a solid backline and excellent physical endurance.

According to IDSca.com, the leading pay-per-head provider based in Costa Rica, the current odds for the Euro 2016 final are:

• France 19-20
• Portugal 18-5
• Draw 21-10

If you were to bet $10 on the underdog Portugal at a Costa Rica sportsbook, you would make about $45.