At 4:00 Beijing time on March 26, a national team friendly match was played between France and Côte d'Ivoire. Pepe scored first in the first half, Olivier Giroud quickly equalised, Joan Ameni completed the deadlock in 93 minutes and France reversed 2-1.
France is not only the World Cup champion, but also currently ranks 3rd in the world, and the overall value is 980 million euros. Although Karim Benzema was absent due to injury and Mbappe also hung up the exemption card, the starting lineup still reached 492 million, twice that of Côte d'Ivoire, and the advantage was quite obvious.
France not only won, but still wrote a series of records: First, Olivier Giroud scored for France again in 9 months, and the number of goals scored by the national team rose to 47, leaving Henry with only 4 goals left. It has to be said that Olivier Giroud was indeed born for the French team, and the pressure on Benzema came.
Second, Theo Hernandez delivered 1 assist in this game, contributed 1 goal and 4 assists in 5 appearances for France, and was directly involved in 5 goals. You know, the last French player to do this had to go back to Platini in 1976, that is, 46 years ago.
Third, France scored in 19 consecutive games, the longest in team history, during which time they scored a total of 43 goals. The last time France kept a clean sheet was in November 2020, when they lost 2-0 to Finland in a friendly.
Contest Review ——
In the 19th minute of the first half, Theo Hernandez made a mistake in interception, and Pepe singled out the French defense and exploded into the net from a small angle. As seen from slow motion, Pepe's shot was so powerful that it hit the upright, and Lori didn't have time to react.
In the 22nd minute, Teoc Hernandez made up for it, he sent a cross from the left, Giroud's header was successful, and the two AC Milan players joined forces to help France equalize, 1-1!
In the 31st minute, Griezmann's cross from the left was met by Nkunku's header slightly high in front of goal.
In the 49th minute, Conan's left-footed shot from outside the penalty area exploded and Lowry flew to save. In the 56th minute, Aurier unleashed a cold arrow from outside the penalty area, and it was Lori's savior again.
In the 63rd minute, Koeman's low cross from the right was met by Griezmann, who rushed to meet the ball and shoveled the ball, only to be deflected by the Ivorian goalkeeper and France failed to reverse the score.
In the 93rd minute, France won a corner kick opportunity, Guendouzi crossed and Joan Ameni's header inside the penalty area was killed, 2-1! The 22-year-old Joan Ameni scored his debut goal for the national team and is currently worth €40 million.
According to Marca, Real Madrid are very eager to sign Joan Ameni, and Florentino hopes to complete the signing with 50 million to bring the French international to the Bernabeu.