Saint-Denis (AFP)
Antoine Griezmann entered the top five of the best scorers in the history of the France team, Tuesday in Saint-Denis against Croatia in the League of Nations: here he is the equal of the legend Zinédine Zidane with 31 units.
At 29, the Barcelona striker is now three lengths from David Trézéguet, but still 20 units from Thierry Henry, top scorer for the France team with his 51 goals scored between 1997 to 2010.
Olivier Giroud is the current top scorer in activity for the Blues, with 39 goals since his debut in 2011.
Ranking of the best scorers in history for the French team:
1. Thierry Henry: 51 goals, from 1997 to 2010
2. Michel Platini: 41 goals, from 1976 to 1986
3. Olivier Giroud: 39 goals, since 2011
4. David Trezeguet: 34 goals, from 1998 to 2008
5. Zinédine Zidane: 31 goals, from 1994 to 2006
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Antoine Griezmann: 31 goals since 2014
7. Just Fontaine: 30 goals, from 1953 to 1960
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Jean-Pierre Papin: 30 goals, from 1986 to 1994
9. Youri Djorkaeff: 28 goals, from 1994 to 2002
10. Karim Benzema: 27 goals, from 2007 to 2015
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