FIFA WC: Who is Kolo Muani? Everything to know about the youngster who scored in France's SF win
Who is Kolo Muani - Here's everything to know about France's youngster
France defeated Morocco 2-0 in the second semi-final of the FIFA World Cup 2022 edition, in Qatar, on Thursday (December 15). While Theo Hernandes provived the lead for the defending champions, in the fifth minute, 24-year-old Randal Kolo Muani found the back of the net in the79th minute to provide the decisive lead and took France to their second successive finale.
It is to be noted that Muani scoredwithin 44 seconds of being subbed on in place of Ousmane Dembele; being thethird-quickest goal by a substitute in World Cup history. He is nowonly behind Uruguay's Richard Morales in 2002 (16 seconds) and Denmark's Ebbe Sand in 1998 (26 seconds). Muani name in the scoring sheet made heads turn given he is still a young gun trying to make a mark at the biggest stage in the highest level. Here's everything you need to know about the young Frenchman:
Against Morocco,Muani scored the first-ever goal for the senior men's team in what was his third appearance for France.The 24-year-old struck within 44 seconds once he entered as a substitutein place of Ousmane Dembele. Currently, heplays for Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga, having made 14appearances and scoring on five occasions. His most significant goals has to be the one he scored against Sporting Lisbon, in November, enabling his side to its first Champions League knockout qualification.
Thus, Muani isn't one who gets deterred by the occasion. After his goal in the semi-final, it will be interesting to see if France alter their line-up and include him in the starting XI or continue to bank on him in the final moments in the much-awaited finale versus Argentina in the FIFA World Cup, on Sunday (December 18).