Sarajevo (AFP)
Antoine Griezmann, author of his 35th goal for the French team on Wednesday in Sarajevo against Bosnia, overtook David Trezeguet in fourth place in the ranking of the top scorers in the history of the Blues.
At 30, the FC Barcelona striker (89 caps) gets closer to six lengths of Michel Platini, the former N.10 who donned the tricolor tunic for the last time in 1987 on the evening of his 72nd selection.
"Grizou", scorer of the head Wednesday, is also the third best decisive passer in the history of the Blues behind Thierry Henry and Zinédine Zidane.
Olivier Giroud, another part of the selection currently led by Didier Deschamps, occupies second place in the ranking of top scorers with 44 goals.
It is seven less than Thierry Henry, record holder (51 goals) in the jersey of the France team.
Ranking of the best scorers in history for the French team:
1. Thierry Henry: 51 goals, from 1997 to 2010
2. Olivier Giroud: 44 goals, since 2011
3. Michel Platini: 41 goals, from 1976 to 1986
4. Antoine Griezmann: 35 goals since 2014
5. David Trezeguet: 34 goals, from 1998 to 2008
6. Zinédine Zidane: 31 goals, from 1994 to 2006
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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