Griezmann and 84
To play in each and every match for the national team from 2017 consecutively till 2024 is quite an achievement. To do that for a country that produce talents like France, player need talent, adaptability, endurance, luck. Griezmann played 84 consecutive matches and it ended in March 2024 after he has pulled out of Didier Deschamp's team with an ankle injury.
Griezmann's stretch of consecutive games for France started from August 2017 in a win against Netherlands. He won Fifa world cup 2018 edition and man of the match in final against Croatia, Nations League title and runner-up in Fifa world cup 2022 edition in this period. He has earned first penalty assisted by VAR in a world cup match against Australia in 2018. Last match in his stretch of consecutive games is a 2-2 draw Greece in 2023.
Who held this record before Griezmann?