Florian Wirtz 13/2 to score first for Germany against France as sides clash in Nations League third-place play-off
Florian Wirtz is 13/2 to score first against France in today's Nations League third-place play-off in Germany.
The Liverpool-linked midfielder has been the talk of the town in recent weeks as negotiations continue over a potential record-breaking move from Bayer Leverkusen to Anfield.
But while those negotiations continue, Wirtz continues to put his best foot forward and opened the scoring for Germany in their 2-1 defeat by Portugal in their semi-final clash on Wednesday.
On the French side, captain and forward Kylian Mbappe is 5/1 to score first - the most likely of any player in the game.
Marcus Thuram, Ousmane Dembele and Randal Kolo Muani, meanwhile, are all priced at 6/1.
In terms of the winners of the tie, home side Germany are favoured at 4/5, while France can be backed at 10/11.
Florian Wirtz is 13/2 to score first for Germany against France in the Nations League today
Germany vs Portugal first goalscorer:
Florian Wirtz 13/2
Nick Woltemade 7/1
Kylian Mbappe 5/1
Marcus Thuram 6/1
Ousmane Dembele 6/1
Randal Kolo Muani 6/1
To win the tie:
Germany 4/5
France 10/11
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