Quickly done well done. In less than two minutes, Antoine Griezmann, who had not scored in Blue since November 2021 (16 scarcity matches), allowed the France team to start qualifying for Euro 2024 in Germany with the best manners. On a straight cross from the new captain Kylian Mbappé, the Atlético Madrid striker caught the unfortunate Jasper Cillessen on the wrong foot after only 1′55′. To see better, you have to go back to 2006.
On October 11, 2006, France received the Faroe Islands in Montbéliard for their 4th match counting for the Euro 2008 qualifiers. Louis Saha opened the scoring after… 36 seconds of play! Thierry Henry doubled the bet (22nd), then Nicolas Anelka (76th), and David Trezeguet (77th and 84th) weighed down the score in the second half.
For the fastest goal in the history of the France team, we have to go back a little further. It is still Franck Sauzée (against Albania, 5-0 victory in 1991) who holds the record having scored after 34 seconds, followed by Emile Veinante (35 seconds against Belgium in 1938).
This meeting which launches the campaign of the Blues towards the next European championship is definitely that of all the performances. After the two new achievements of Dayot Upamecano (8th) and Kylian Mbappé (21st), we have to go back to December 1953 to see the French team leading by three goals in such a short time. It was against Luxembourg (3-0 after 10 minutes), for a clear and implacable victory (8-0).