As the night wore on, France beat Morocco 2-0 in the World Cup quarterfinals on Thursday (15), leaving no doubt that the
advance to the finals
. In the matchup, defending champions' scorer Goloumiani sealed the win for his team in just 44 seconds, a goal that set a new record for the third fastest substitute goal in World Cup history.
Although the "Gauls" took the lead in the match with Dionisios Nandis, Morocco then counterattacked and the situation became stalemate in an instant. It was not until the 78th minute that the French team brought on Giorgio Miani, who plays for Eintracht Frankfurt. The youngster scored just 44 seconds into the game, making the score 2-0. The goal not only helped France secure their place in the final, but also made him the third fastest substitute in World Cup history, behind Uruguay's Morales in 2002 and Denmark's Sinter in 1998, who scored 16 and 26 seconds after coming on as a substitute respectively.
It is worth mentioning that Goloumiani was not originally selected for the World Cup, but due to the withdrawal of Negancourt due to injury, Digance called him up as a matter of urgency, and this player has become a real "miracle worker".
