Florian Wirtz scored after seven seconds as Germany ended a three-game winless run with a snug pleasant victory over France in Lyon.
The 20-year-old collected Toni Kroos’ move from kick-off and located the highest left nook with a deflected effort.
The Bayer Leverkusen midfielder’s aim is the quickest ever scored by a Germany participant.
Kai Havertz turned in Jamal Musiala’s cutback to substantiate victory for Julian Nagelsmann’s aspect.
France’s finest alternative got here halfway by way of the primary half however Kylian Mbappe skewed his shot broad.
Didier Deschamps’ aspect hardly ever regarded able to scoring within the second interval till late on when Germany defender Antonio Rudiger turned the ball in opposition to his personal crossbar as he tried to clear.
Nevertheless, it was night for the guests, with Kroos, 34, making an instantaneous influence on his return – three years after asserting his worldwide retirement – by supplying the pinpoint move to Wirtz to set them on their method..
It was the teen’s first aim for his nation and would have been the quickest worldwide aim on report had Austria’s Christoph Baumgartner not opened the scoring after six seconds in his nation’s pleasant in opposition to Slovakia earlier on Saturday.
The earlier quickest for a world aspect was Lukas Podolski’s strike for Germany in opposition to Ecuador in 2013, which was simply over the seven-second mark.
Line-ups
France
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Samba
- 5KoundéSubstituted forClaussat 61′minutes
- 2Pavard
- 4Upamecano
- 21HernándezSubstituted forHernándezat 61′minutes
- 18Zaïre-EmerySubstituted forCamavingaat 61′minutes
- 8TchouaméniSubstituted forFofanaat 74′minutes
- 14RabiotBooked at 73mins
- 11DembéléSubstituted forKolo Muaniat 83′minutes
- 15ThuramSubstituted forGiroudat 61′minutes
- 10MbappéBooked at 68mins
Substitutes
- 3Clauss
- 6Camavinga
- 7Guendouzi
- 9Giroud
- 12Kolo Muani
- 13Konaté
- 16Maignan
- 17Saliba
- 19Fofana
- 20Diaby
- 22Hernández
- 23Areola
Germany
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 22ter Stegen
- 6Kimmich
- 2Rüdiger
- 4Tah
- 18Mittelstädt
- 23AndrichBooked at 68mins
- 8KroosSubstituted forAntonat 90′minutes
- 10MusialaSubstituted forFüllkrugat 80′minutes
- 21GündoganSubstituted forMüllerat 72′minutes
- 17WirtzSubstituted forFührichat 72′minutes
- 7HavertzSubstituted forUndavat 80′minutes
Substitutes
- 3Raum
- 5Gross
- 9Füllkrug
- 11Führich
- 12Leno
- 13Müller
- 14Beier
- 15Koch
- 16Anton
- 20Henrichs
- 24Baumann
- 26Undav
- Referee:
- Jesús Gil Manzano
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Match ends, France 0, Germany 2.
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Second Half ends, France 0, Germany 2.
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Niclas Füllkrug (Germany) wins a free kick on the fitting wing.
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Foul by Dayot Upamecano (France).
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Try missed. Olivier Giroud (France) left footed shot from the centre of the field is shut, however misses to the fitting. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a cross.
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Substitution, Germany. Waldemar Anton replaces Toni Kroos.
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Offside, Germany. Chris Führich is caught offside.
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Offside, France. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
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Try missed. Randal Kolo Muani (France) proper footed shot from the centre of the field misses to the left.
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Try missed. Toni Kroos (Germany) proper footed shot from exterior the field misses to the left. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
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Thomas Müller (Germany) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
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Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (France).
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Nook, France. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
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Substitution, France. Randal Kolo Muani replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
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Try missed. Niclas Füllkrug (Germany) header from very shut vary is simply too excessive. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a nook.
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Nook, Germany. Conceded by Brice Samba.
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Try saved. Deniz Undav (Germany) proper footed shot from exterior the field is saved within the backside proper nook. Assisted by Chris Führich.
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Try saved. Thomas Müller (Germany) left footed shot from exterior the field is saved within the centre of the aim. Assisted by Chris Führich.
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Substitution, Germany. Deniz Undav replaces Kai Havertz.
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Substitution, Germany. Niclas Füllkrug replaces Jamal Musiala.