Germany defeat France 2-0 at Parc Olympique Lyonnais

Germany won against France 2-0 in Lyon after Florian Wirtz netted the quickest goal in Germany’s history.

Germany goal contributors tonight…

🎯 Assists: Kroos, Musiala
⚽️ Goals: Wirtz, Havertz

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The German side shocked its opponent as they needed only 7 seconds to score the 1^st goal in the match. Toni Kroos, who decided to return to the national team, provided the assist to the Florian Wirtz who scored a phenomenal goal from a long-shot.

French superstar Kylian Mbappe had 2 chances to score between the 22^nd and the 25^th minute, but the PSG forward missed them both.

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Germany doubled its lead at the beginning of the 2^nd half when Jamal Musiala provide a beautiful assist to Kai Havertz and the Gunners attacker tapped he ball into an empty net.

Maximilian Mittelstadt almost scored an own goal with a hand in the 88^th minute but the ball didn’t went into Germany’s net, neither the referee gave France a penalty after VAR review.

France's record since the 2022 World Cup final:

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