In Lyon, Germany easily defeated France in a friendly match, with Florian Wirtz scoring only seven seconds to put an end to Germany’s winless streak of three games.
With a deflected shot, the 20-year-old collected Toni Kroos’ ball from kickoff and struck the upper left corner.
The goal by the Bayer Leverkusen midfielder is the fastest one that a German player has ever scored.
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Julian Nagelsmann’s team was declared victorious when Kai Havertz converted Jamal Musiala’s cutback.
The best chance for France came halfway through the first half, but Kylian Mbappe miscued his shot.
Until Antonio Rudiger of Germany turned the ball against his own crossbar while attempting to clear late in the second half, Didier Deschamps’ team hardly looked like they could score.
But, it was a successful evening for the visitors, as Kroos, 34, made an instant impression on his comeback, three years after declaring his retirement from international football, by giving Wirtz the precise pass that got them going.
It was the young player’s first goal for his nation and, had Austria’s Christoph Baumgartner not opened the score only six seconds in their friendly match against Slovakia earlier on Saturday, it would have been the fastest goal in international history.
Lukas Podolski’s goal for Germany versus Ecuador in 2013 was the fastest ever for an international team, clocking in at slightly over seven seconds.
