Neither Mbappe nor Benzema, the French player who breaks Zinedine Zidane's historic record

France is playing against Austria, in what is the fifth gameweek of the UEFA Nations League 2022. Those of the French national team are obliged to win, if they do not want to be relegated to League B of this new European tournament, organized by UEFA .

At the moment, the most striking thing about the match has not been any play, but rather the record that a French player has just snatched from nothing more and nothing less than the legend of Real Madrid and Juventus, Zinedine Zidane, champion of the world and winner of a ballon d'or.

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We are referring to Antoine Griezmann, a striker who currently plays for Atlético de Madrid, although he is still part of FC Barcelona, but is completing a loan with the "rojiblancos" from Madrid. Now, Griezmann enters the history of the French team.

It turns out that with today's game, Antoine Griezmann surpasses Zinedine Zidane, and becomes the 6th most capped player in the history of the French team with 109 caps. Previously, Zidane held the record with 108 matches played, and now he is past seventh place.

How is France doing in this Nations League?

To the surprise of many, the French team, led by Didier Deschamps, is in last place in its group, a group made up of Croatia, Austria, France and Denmark. Now, an injury-riddled France is bound to win every game they have left, otherwise they´ll relegate division in the tournament.