Antoine Griezmann promised to work on his penalties having joked his wife’s absence may have resulted in his spot-kick miss against Albania.
France won their Euro 2020 qualifier 4-1 as Kingsley Coman grabbed a brace alongside goals from Olivier Giroud and Jonathan Ikone.
However, Griezmann was unable to add to the tally when presented with a first-half chance from the spot, his effort crashing off the crossbar and coming back into play.
Asked about his penalty miss, Griezmann said: “I don’t know. I don’t know.
“As I said earlier, maybe it’s because my wife didn’t watch the game.
“I was on a good dynamic but we can’t score every time. Too bad, I’ll have to work on it.”
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The clash in Paris was delayed as the wrong anthem was played when Albania lined up ahead of kick-off.
Albania’s players were confused over the airing of the national song of Group H rivals Andorra, with the correct anthem eventually played following a meeting between the referee and UEFA officials.
However, there was further embarrassment when the stadium announcer then accidentally issued an apology to Armenia.
“We were very surprised. We were a little shocked,” Griezmann added.
“It’s a big mistake that must not be repeated.
“We waited, and they got their anthem, but it would have hurt us too.”
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