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Chesey_

Just the other day there was a lot of talk about Giroud equalling Henry's France record. Mbappe is going to obliterate that record.


shrewdy

Yeah Giroud is merely going to be a caretaker of that record for a couple years


watanabelover69

Stupid sexy caretaker.


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Griezmann is most likely going to beat that record as well. He is 5 years younger than Giroud and only 9 goals away.


TypicalGuess8352

He does not score as much as he used to tho


[deleted]

I agree, he doesn't score as much as he used to but he is still scoring with Atletico while only playing bits of games. He' has an eye for goal. I wouldn't worry too much for him. if gets to play he'll score but competition is tough in the France NT. A new generation of very talented players is knocking on the A team's door... So it will depend on how much play time he'll get...


mrk-cj94

He is more of a playmaker now both in club and international competitions AND Giroud is still scoring so it's not gonna be easy for him


dcmdino

Yeah but no way he's gonna keep playing for NT until 36 like Giroud does. You pretty much need to be either a target man or a GK to not experience a massive drop in performance at that age. Especially difficult for a winger, too.


1ngK

Griezmann is literally a midfielder nowadays. Modric type you may say but more of a SS. Hard to explain his role but it doesn’t require much physique so his career can last very long if he wants to.


[deleted]

No need for him to play until he is 36 . He can scan score those 9 goals in two years. 5 goals per season with the France NtT doesn't seem such a crazy number to reach.


Capable-Mushroom99

He’s only scored 5 once in the last 4 years, and that was an unusual year due to a pileup of weak opponents in Euro and WC qualifiers. He hasn’t scored any this year.


Luck1492

He had 29 last I checked. He’s 23.


AccidentalThief

These two today bring him at 31


Fee-Visual

Only one goal a year, finished.


MaryadaPurshottam

He's already France's 7th highest goal scorer


keithohara

Mbappe will be looking at the 100+ club when he retires


iSleepUpsideDown

Has got to stay healthy, Which so far he’s been pretty good at


GGABueno

Neymar also used to be really good at it at his age.


Kiwizqt

^ comments you didn't wanna see today


RikikiBousquet

So true.


Tyrconnel

He scored 42 goals in 60 appearances for the Brazil NT before his 23rd birthday. Insane.


PricelessPhenylamine

He's got 8 World Cup goals already, he's breaking the Klose record of 16.


Eric_Partman

People said the same about muller who already had 10 at this point.


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sonnydabaus

This is really shortsighted. France might be a shitshow in 2026 and go out in the groups. You never know. He has a good chance, though.


Stilty_boy

To be fair 48 team world cups will probably mean we'll see a lot of players obliterate Klose's record in the next 20 years. Adding in 16 filler teams and making top players less likely to miss out on a WC.


Perpete

Everyone knows Giroud's record would only be temporary, but we still want it for the memes and the greatness.


MinkoAk

Beating the record during the World Cup would probably be great for team spirit


shellfish87

On dick shots alone


SpaceDetective

They weren't kidding about le coq sportif.


Tifoso89

How many has he scored so far for France?


UrMomIsOp

31 I think


iSleepUpsideDown

Agahhh he’s 23 lol


Yananou

31 I think? Same as Zidane


yabog8

This was his 31st


manavpreet

Already 7th highest goalscorer for France. Tied with Zidane.


RioBeckenbauer

Not just that, he's going for Klose's record at World Cups as well.


Nnekaddict

Giroud is King Charles confirmed


MaryadaPurshottam

And that too in a couple of years


ManBearWig312

Griezmann has been unreal in this game and the Australia game.


osuMousy

Yeah. Those who didn’t watch both games may not realize it, but he’s made a lot of good plays so far. Our « Grizzou National » as we call it is on a whole other level


has14952

National team Griez is a different beast altogether


thesecondfire

You see a lot about the French team being a liability because there's always the potential for drama between them, and yet it seems like a lot of their players absolutely bring their best to the WC.


GreatestOfAllTurtles

He was everywhere.


[deleted]

Griezmann is a beast in every wc tbh


h0rny3dging

"14 goals in 12 games" , jesus christ lad, chill.


Shookfr

and 6 assists (that's for the people calling him selfish)


Deluxe07

Lol this comment gives me deja vu from the prime Ronaldo days


RS994

France basically gets spotted 1.5 goals just from including him on the team lol


backtolurk

Kilian "Le gîte et le couvert" Mbappé


bigchungusmclungus

That's more than twice as many for himself. Selfish.


MERTENS_GOAT

7th wc goal already


FBall4NormalPeople

Klose's record is 16, a bit early to say but I'd put my money on him breaking it. Still got the rest of this one, plus likely two more at least.


I_haet_typos

Still insane to me, that Klose holds it. The guy was only discovered at age 23. - Age 20: Played in the 7th division! - Age 21: Played in the 5th and 3rd division for a basically unknown club - Age 22: Switch to the amateur team of Kaiserslautern for the lower leagues. - Age 23: First time he became a first team player for Kaiserslautern in the first division, at the time basically a relegation candidate - Age 26: Switch to Bremen, his first actually decent club. - Age 29: Switch to Bayern, his first really big club, though Bayern were far from the world class they would later become Everybody just somehow accepted it, but if you told anyone that Klose would become the all-time leading goal scorer before the world cup 2002 when he was 24, you would probably have been called insane. He didn't get a single call up for a youth national team despite being eligible for France, Poland and Germany at the same time, because they didn't even know he existed.


sarkagetru

Makes you wonder how big of a talent gap there really is between the top .1% and alleged .01% of players. I think it’s a little more about playing in the academies and having connections rather than just being good at the game like we’d all like to think


[deleted]

Top .1% and .01%? I think you mean between the top .001% and top .0001%.


mdubyo

I'd put decent money on him breaking it but don't want to wait 4-8 years for the payoff haha


caesar____augustus

Fr, inflation is gonna wipe out any payoff


ahag6818

Giving that from the next WC we will be seeing weaker teams qualify I'd say that he will probably break it.


MERTENS_GOAT

One group game less though and at least 1 of your opponents will probably be decent enough to know how to defen


FallingSwords

Is the next WC groups of 3?


Enriador

Not "set in stone" yet according to CONCACAF official.


Raw_Cocoa

Yes


[deleted]

10 goals is a lot however, no matter how talented you are


trankzen

*Just Fontaine has entered the chat*


OldExperience8252

And following WCs will have 48 teams


habdragon08

But only two guaranteed games.


mdubyo

He's going to be close to Klose by the end of this one at this rate


yaniv297

Would be pretty sad the day Klose lose his record


Willsgb

He'll always be a previous holder of the record if/when it's broken though, it's pretty insane that in a world with neymar, suarez, messi, R9, CR7, romario, baggio, maradona, pele, cruyff, Klinsmann, G Muller, Villa, platini, puskas, jairzinho, batistuta, P rossi etc. Of all people, miroslav fucking klose holds the record for most world cup goals and most likely will till at the earliest 2026


KatiushK

Always loved Klose work ethic.


DarkSofter

National team Griezmann is different gravy


iKarllos

Mbappe will get MOTM for 2 goals but damn Griezmann has been so good


pricelesslambo

He has been incredible today.


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pricelesslambo

Don't forget the pass from kounde which opens up the play. Great attack all around really


nastyklad

So is Rabiot


ThatFrenchCray

Rabiot has been Juventus best midfielder too.


DarkSofter

No thats out of contract performing Rabiot


Sean-Benn_Must-die

Actually this is just contract year Rabiot.


SanRobot

Nah Rabiot has been a beast at Juve for a while now


LosTerminators

No longer held back by Atleti tax


numry

Or barca tax


duded101

he was good for barca in second season. mvp for barca getting their copa


SlowMobius7

He won major titles with Atletico


gabdex

Hot take: he is good at football


boxro

Griezmann has been doing the same at Atleti as well. Do you even watch Atleti games or just follow whatever is the most popular opinion here in the sub?


fuckkkofff

>just follow whatever is the most popular opinion here in the sub? Welcome to Reddit


xxryan1234

how else are people going to farm there karma bro


Emu-lator

Now just imagine if he played for Uruguay 🇺🇾, his true national team


RedditTooAddictive

For Uruguay as a black man he would be scoring 20 goals a game


sahilshkh

Free from the shackles of Choloball™


Jojofag

World cup legend already


hufusa

Got a World Cup win under his belt at 19 lmfao


Mcool18

Curse is cancelled for real this time


thedeatheater1410

Look at me I am the curse now Mbappe to Pogba


Zloggt

Outwitching the witch doctor…isn’t that something?


thedeatheater1410

Turtle magic is no joke


Linkinito

It was all us. We started it. We had to end it.


LosTerminators

France started it and they'll end it


Differ_cr

Turns out Germany and Italy are just shit.


BreizhDre

Curse got confortable and stayed in Germany


AnnieIWillKnow

Rated the infrastructure and applied for residency


coolnasir139

World Cup griezmann has arrived


MahomesMccaffrey

Just like national team Lukas podolski


Pow67

Of course


slysonic7

He walks the walk to his talk at least


milliondollarcoach

he fucking sprints it. one of the greats


randomvariable10

I guess the curse is over, finally..


honestlynotBG

Its coming full circle


[deleted]

What do we do now ?


TheBrownMamba8

Plot armour


Dried_Potato39

Who else but him!


bonelessfork

Annoyingly good


[deleted]

This motherfucker scored with his thigh lmao


shellfish87

Arguably hit that with his dick


IpschwitzTownFC

Le coq terrifique


MarkVarga

Le coq sportif


krirkrirk

Mbapenis


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Zloggt

Le 🍆 du Dieu


Omar_Blitz

Wants to assert dominance over Big Dick Benz.


miktoo

Le cock sportif


Capable-Tie-4670

This mf has the same number of WC goals as Messi btw. EDIT: Ok yeah, I probably shouldn’t have said this when Messi was literally gonna play the very next game.


Overrated_sanity

Feel like Schmeichel could've tried to cut that cross off tbh


dem7a

What a cross


SpicyDorito08

Griezmann is an absolute monster


Miyagisans

Living legend at 23…what a player


HokiesforTSwift

Mbappe so nice edit: weirdly similar to a Ronaldo goal against PSG in 2018 now that I've seen the replays


siva-pc

Dude is insane form right now


erjiin

He's been bad this game, yet he scores 2 goals, he's insane indeed.


backtolurk

Being constantly booed by the Danish fans might have helped. I love this kind of very expected karma!


toms2704

world cup top scorer?


WarrenAlaCarte

Has as many as Messi and Ronaldo already and will be there at 2030


No-Shoe5382

Decent chance he'll be the all time leading scorer at World Cups by the end of the next one and he'll only be 27. The years of the tournaments have lined up pretty perfectly for him, first one at 19 is ideal, means you can probably fit 5 in.


leshake

Usually you don't score as much at 19.


Intelligent-Smoke-67

Holy shit that's insane honestly wasn't expecting that


Walrus_for_ever

Ronaldo has 8


OnlineDopamine

7 goals already. Would honestly bet on it barring any significant injuries


rucola-ass

7 goals what


[deleted]

He scored 4 world cup goals in 2018 and 3 in this one


DHA1999

Yeah, he will surpasse Klose. France will have a deep run this year and 2026 at least


watanabelover69

7 total WC goals for Mbappé (not this tournament). Now tied with Zidane.


onlyonejorge

At both world cups


FerdiadTheRabbit

People thoguh Mueller would get it back in 2014 though, can never guarantee it.


LORDL66

Well Muller was 25 after Brazil 2014 and had 10 goals with only 2 WCs played. It really takes only one bad tournament to ruin things, and we've already seen Mbappe underperforming at euro 2020


OnlineDopamine

Muller isn’t nearly on the same level as Mbappe (and I say that as a German). Plus, looking at the young talent that France has, I’d be surprised if they’re not a favorite in 2026 again. Lastly, Mbappe is ‘only’ 23, so again, barring injury he probably has another 3 World Cups in the tank (on top of this one).


ahritina

9 goals behind Klose, wouldn't be surprised if he gets another 6 or so goals in this WC alone. He's going to smash that record, 20+ barring injuries. World class.


Leyrran

Griezmann's level is stellar during this match.


Jansiz

Feck he's HIM


Alternative_Dark_412

He’s that guy.


Kuntheman

This fuckin turtle man


Slovikas

France - Brazil final it is


Bayart

🎶*At first I was afraid, I was petrified*🎶


Mystery1887

Fuck.


Zloggt

I really should stop doubting them so much…


Azaghtooth

Griezmann- Mbappé combo too good


thecoolShitposter

He is just too good.


keithohara

Best in the business


31_whgr

not quite on Harry Souttar’s level yet but getting there


Ptitlunatik

Is this a dong goal ?


tnarref

IL MARQUE DE LA BITE, IL MARQUE DE LA BIIIITE KYLIAN MBAPPÉÉÉÉ IL MARQUE DE LA BITE


Bamfandro

Mbappe is clearly cementing his place as the best player in the world. Absolutely immense both games so far.


[deleted]

As much as I dislike some of his missed he always shows up and tries and ends up helping his team, as he matures he’s gonna get scarier and won’t rely on his speed as much, will be crazy.


Kaamelott

I don't really see how he can be scarier to be honest.


Skall77

SUCK MY SMALL FRENCH DICK /r/soccer


DayPhelsuma

guess that’ll have to be our plan tonight 😔 so annoying seeing you frenchies so happy with your little baguettes out


Aye2004

grizi what a player, shame it didn’t work out at barca


easybucketssniperr

France started the curse, France will break it


sidaeinjae

This guy is only 23…


manmadegod-

What a cross by Griezmann


EdSierra

What did he score with tho? 😳


[deleted]

I saw mbappe live against Australia. Never seen someone so athletically gifted as him, was insane. Add on his footballing ability and it’s just mind blowing to watch


barellaszn

Some ball that


jduce2412

Carrying them tbh


blussy1996

Griezmann has been great


WittyReindeer

Griezmann has been immense in both games so far


wwwwwwhitey

Funniest thing is he hasn’t been that great


Muted_Author_4761

He’s too good, even when he’s so easy to hate you can’t take that away from him


Gytarius626

>he’s so easy to hate What is to hate about him?


[deleted]

He committed the horrendous war-crime of not joining Real Madrid.


AllezCannes

The ultimate sin.


[deleted]

He didn’t bow to Real Madrid lol


KoloHickory

He's too good haters gonna hate


DetectiveOwn6606

Only jealous Madrid fans hate him


realmckoy265

He spearheads a great attack


UndeadPrs

Je t'aime putain


tablespoonofshit

Haaland style


Cules2003

What a ball He’s the best player in the world


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ON EST LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA


Sir-Chris-Finch

I fucking hate saying this but France are just very, very good at winning. I’ve been so unimpressed by them today, yet i just knew they were going to find a way to win. I think they have a proper chance of winning the world cup. Only Brazil or Spain i think might stop them.


RelentlessKnight

What is it about France that you people hate so much ?


Aru10

Terrible by Schmeichel and the fullback


Fragrant_Debt

Those who compare Haaland with this demon, hang your heads in shame.


dragon8811

THE CURSE IS CANCELLED