Olivier Giroud breaks Henry’s French record with 52nd goal

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Published 04.12.2022
Olivier Giroud breaks Henry’s French record with 52nd goal

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Olivier Giroud broke Thierry Henry’s French report along with his 52nd objective for the nationwide crew Sunday, giving the defending champions a 1-0 lead over Poland within the spherical of 16 on the World Cup.

The 36-year-old Giroud had tied Henry’s report of 51 targets when he scored twice in a 4-1 win over Australia in France’s opening sport in Qatar.

On Sunday, Giroud collected a go from Kylian Mbappe within the forty fourth minute and despatched a low shot along with his left foot previous Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny, his former teammate at Arsenal.