Wirtz sets Germany goal record in win over France
Last updated on 23 March 2024.From the section Football
Florian Wirtz scored after seven seconds as Germany ended a three-game winless run with a comfortable friendly victory over France in Lyon.
The 20-year-old collected Toni Kroos' pass from kick-off and found the top left corner with a deflected effort.
The Bayer Leverkusen midfielder's goal is the fastest ever scored by a Germany player.
Kai Havertz turned in Jamal Musiala's cutback to confirm victory for Julian Nagelsmann's side.
France's best opportunity came midway through the first half but Kylian Mbappe skewed his shot wide.
Didier Deschamps' side rarely looked capable of scoring in the second period until late on when Germany defender Antonio Rudiger turned the ball against his own crossbar as he tried to clear.
However, it was a good evening for the visitors, with Kroos, 34, making an immediate impact on his return - three years after announcing his international retirement - by supplying the pinpoint pass to Wirtz to set them on their way..
It was the youngster's first goal for his country and would have been the fastest international goal on record had Austria's Christoph Baumgartner not opened the scoring after six seconds in his country's friendly against Slovakia earlier on Saturday.
The previous quickest for an international side was Lukas Podolski's strike for Germany against Ecuador in 2013, which was just over the seven-second mark.
Formation 4-3-3
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22ter Stegen6Kimmich2Rüdiger4Tah18Mittelstädt23AndrichBooked at 68mins8KroosSubstituted forAntonat 90'minutes10MusialaSubstituted forFüllkrugat 80'minutes21GündoganSubstituted forMüllerat 72'minutes17WirtzSubstituted forFührichat 72'minutes7HavertzSubstituted forUndavat 80'minutesSubstitutes3Raum5Gross9Füllkrug11Führich12Leno13Müller14Beier15Koch16Anton20Henrichs24Baumann26UndavReferee:Jesús Gil Manzano
Match ends, France 0, Germany 2.
Second Half ends, France 0, Germany 2.
Niclas Füllkrug (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Dayot Upamecano (France).
Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a cross.
Substitution, Germany. Waldemar Anton replaces Toni Kroos.
Offside, Germany. Chris Führich is caught offside.
Offside, France. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Randal Kolo Muani (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Attempt missed. Toni Kroos (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
Thomas Müller (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (France).
Corner, France. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
Substitution, France. Randal Kolo Muani replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
Attempt missed. Niclas Füllkrug (Germany) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Germany. Conceded by Brice Samba.
Attempt saved. Deniz Undav (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chris Führich.
Attempt saved. Thomas Müller (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Führich.
Substitution, Germany. Deniz Undav replaces Kai Havertz.
Substitution, Germany. Niclas Füllkrug replaces Jamal Musiala.
