Following his brace in the Nations League match against Germany, Antoine Griezmann has made the list of 10 best all-time scorers in the history of France national team.
Atletico Madrid star, who has been playing for his country since 2014, now has a tally of 26 goals in 56 games, and he shares the tenth place with Sylvain Wiltord, who retired in 2006.
Only one 2018 World Champion is higher in the list than Griezmann, as Olivier Giroud has scored 32 goals (and none in Russia this summer). Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema, who has not played for the national team in recent years, is ninth-placed with 27 goals.
Here is the Top Ten:
- Thierry Henry 51 1997-2010
- Michel Platini 46 1976-87
- David Trezeguet 34 1998-2008
- Olivier Giroud 32 2011 -
- Zinedine Zidane 31 1994-2006
- Just Fontaine 30 1953-60
- Jean-Pierre Papin 30 1986-95
- Youri Djorkaeff 28 1993-2002
- Karim Benzema 27 2007-
- Antoine Griezmann 26 2014-
- Sylvain Wiltord 26 1999-2006
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