Kylian Mbappé surpassed this Friday with Karim Benzema as the fourth highest scorer in the history of the French team, by scoring two goals against the Netherlands and adding 38, while Antoine Griezmann achieved the number 44 of his career, ending a drought of 16 duels .
The French striker for Paris Saint-Germain scored in the 21st minute of the match in the qualifying phase for the Eurocup, which allowed him, at the age of 24, to equalize with Benzema. And he surpassed him in 87. Mbappé has eleven goals in the last ten games with the national team.
Mbappé achieved those 37 goals in 67 games with the national team, while the Real Madrid forward, who has already ended his international career, needed 97. The young attacker, top scorer at the last World Cup, now has Michel Platini ahead of him , who scored 41 goals for France.
The next step would be Griezmann, who this Friday put a little more distance by opening the scoring in minute 2, three days after celebrating his 32nd birthday.
Mbappé confirmed that he spoke with Griezmann about the captaincy of the French team. “I spoke to Antoine, he was disappointed and it is understandable, it is a reaction that can happen. I told him that I would have had the same reaction, he is perhaps the most important player of the Deschamps era. I'm not his boss. We are going to be hand in hand, he and I, to try to make this French team reign worldwide. If he has something to say to the group, I sit and listen. You don't have to close the door to anyone, everyone is free to express themselves”.
The Atlético de Madrid player, third highest scorer for the French team, has been slowing down his position and in recent times has moved away from the goal. He had not scored with France since November 13, 2021 in a duel against Kazakhstan that ended in a win (8-0).
Griezmann only has two names ahead of him on the French goalscoring list: Thierry Henry, who scored 51 goals, and Olivier Giroud, who started the game against the Netherlands on the bench and who became the top scorer in the World Cup last year. history of France with 53 goals.
