But what a strike!
Aurélien Tchouaméni opened the scoring for the France team this Saturday against England, in the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Qatar.
In the 17th minute of this tense meeting, the Real Madrid midfielder sent a superb shot from 25 meters after a nice blue action, initiated by Kylian Mbappé and relayed by Ousmane Dembélé then Antoine Griezmann.
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Three Lions goalkeeper Jordan Pickford was close behind but was beaten to his right.
Rain of records
"Grizou" took the opportunity to deliver his 27th assist in the selection, and return to equality with record holder Thierry Henry.
"Titi" had been stripped of his goalscoring record (51) by Olivier Giroud, author of his 52nd achievement against Poland.
This World Cup is definitely that of all personal records on the French side, since Hugo Lloris celebrated his 143rd selection against England, dethroning Lilian Thuram and his 142 caps.
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France football team
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Aurelien Tchouameni
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