France vs Germany, 2024 International Friendly

· International Friendly

France

FT
0 - 2

Germany

1': Florian Wirtz
49': Kai Havertz

Wirtz nets Germany's fastest goal in friendly win over France

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Florian Wirtz scored Germany's fastest international goal after seven seconds as the Euro 2024 hosts earned a confidence-boosting 2-0 friendly victory over France on Saturday to bag their first win in their last four games.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Goal! France 0, Germany 1. Florian Wirtz (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
5': Attempt saved. Jamal Musiala (Germany) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross.
14': Foul by Warren Zaïre-Emery (France).
14': Toni Kroos (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Germany).
15': Ousmane Dembélé (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Warren Zaïre-Emery (France).
18': Toni Kroos (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Attempt missed. Marcus Thuram (France) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
22': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross.
23': Foul by Maximilian Mittelstädt (Germany).
23': Ousmane Dembélé (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
23': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (France) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross following a set piece situation.
25': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Hernández.
26': Foul by Toni Kroos (Germany).
26': Warren Zaïre-Emery (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Hand ball by Maximilian Mittelstädt (Germany).
29': Foul by Kai Havertz (Germany).
29': Warren Zaïre-Emery (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Offside, France. Aurélien Tchouaméni is caught offside.
31': Attempt blocked. Jamal Musiala (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich.
31': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Dayot Upamecano.
33': Foul by Toni Kroos (Germany).
33': Ousmane Dembélé (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Jamal Musiala (Germany).
33': Lucas Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Offside, France. Marcus Thuram is caught offside.
35': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jules Koundé.
35': Attempt missed. Jules Koundé (France) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
35': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (France) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right.
39': Attempt missed. Joshua Kimmich (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
40': Corner, France. Conceded by Joshua Kimmich.
45': First Half ends, France 0, Germany 1.
45': Second Half begins France 0, Germany 1.
47': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Germany) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
49': Goal! France 0, Germany 2. Kai Havertz (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamal Musiala.
52': Foul by Dayot Upamecano (France).
52': Jamal Musiala (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Warren Zaïre-Emery following a fast break.
58': Attempt missed. Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
59': Attempt missed. Robert Andrich (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
61': Substitution, France. Jonathan Clauss replaces Jules Koundé.
61': Substitution, France. Théo Hernández replaces Lucas Hernández.
61': Substitution, France. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Warren Zaïre-Emery.
61': Substitution, France. Olivier Giroud replaces Marcus Thuram.
63': Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (France).
63': Maximilian Mittelstädt (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Jamal Musiala (Germany).
64': Jonathan Clauss (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Offside, Germany. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
67': Adrien Rabiot (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Germany).
68': Foul by Robert Andrich (Germany).
68': Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
68': Robert Andrich (Germany) is shown the yellow card.
68': Kylian Mbappé (France) is shown the yellow card.
70': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Germany) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich.
70': Attempt blocked. Robert Andrich (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
70': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Benjamin Pavard.
72': Substitution, Germany. Chris Führich replaces Florian Wirtz.
72': Substitution, Germany. Thomas Müller replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
72': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (France).
72': Maximilian Mittelstädt (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
73': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (France).
73': Maximilian Mittelstädt (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Adrien Rabiot (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Substitution, France. Youssouf Fofana replaces Aurélien Tchouaméni.
75': Attempt blocked. Robert Andrich (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
75': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Adrien Rabiot.
79': Attempt saved. Maximilian Mittelstädt (Germany) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich.
79': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Brice Samba.
80': Substitution, Germany. Niclas Füllkrug replaces Jamal Musiala.
80': Substitution, Germany. Deniz Undav replaces Kai Havertz.
81': Attempt saved. Thomas Müller (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Chris Führich.
81': Attempt saved. Deniz Undav (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chris Führich.
81': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Brice Samba.
81': Attempt missed. Niclas Füllkrug (Germany) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a corner.
83': Substitution, France. Randal Kolo Muani replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
84': Corner, France. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
85': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (France).
85': Thomas Müller (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Attempt missed. Toni Kroos (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
88': Attempt missed. Randal Kolo Muani (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
88': Offside, France. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
89': Offside, Germany. Chris Führich is caught offside.
90': Substitution, Germany. Waldemar Anton replaces Toni Kroos.
90'+1': 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.
90'+3': Foul by Dayot Upamecano (France).
90'+3': Niclas Füllkrug (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4': Second Half ends, France 0, Germany 2.
0': Match ends, France 0, Germany 2.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 56,000

Line-Ups

France (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Brice Samba (GK)
4	Dayot Upamecano
2	Benjamin Pavard
21	Lucas Hernández
5	Jules Koundé
8	Aurélien Tchouaméni
14	Adrien Rabiot
18	Warren Zaïre-Emery
15	Marcus Thuram
10	Kylian Mbappé
11	Ousmane Dembélé

France Substitutes:

Alphonse Areola, Olivier Giroud, William Saliba, Youssouf Fofana, Randal Kolo Muani, Moussa Diaby, Ibrahima Konaté, Jonathan Clauss, Eduardo Camavinga, Matteo Guendouzi, Theo Hernández, Mike Maignan.

Germany (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
4	Jonathan Tah
2	Antonio Rüdiger
18	Maximilian Mittelstädt
6	Joshua Kimmich
21	Ilkay Gündogan
8	Toni Kroos
23	Robert Andrich
7	Kai Havertz
17	Florian Wirtz
10	Jamal Musiala

Germany Substitutes:

Bernd Leno, Robin Koch, Oliver Baumann, Niclas Füllkrug, Pascal Groß, Chris Führich, Benjamin Henrichs, Thomas Müller, David Raum, Maximilian Beier, Deniz Undav, Waldemar Anton.

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