Giroud and Mbappe score as France beats Gibraltar 3-0 in Euro qualifying
FARO, Portugal — Strikers Olivier Giroud and Kylian Mbappe have been on the right track as France gained at Gibraltar 3-0 to take care of its excellent begin to European Championship qualifying on Friday.
Giroud headed dwelling after simply three minutes from proper winger Kingsley Coman’s cross to notch a record-extending 54th objective for World Cup runner-up France.
After ahead Antoine Griezmann went shut with a low shot, Mbappe slotted in a penalty in first-half damage time to make it 2-0 on the 30,000-capacity Estadio Algarve in Faro, and attain 39 targets for Les Bleus.
It put Mbappe simply two behind fellow nice Michel Platini, who’s fourth on France’s all-time scoring record.
A second-half personal objective from Gibraltar made it 3-0.
France hosts Greece, operating second in Group B, at Stade de France on Monday.
Greece beat Ireland 2-1 at dwelling on Friday.
.acf-block-preview .br-related-links-wrapper {
show: grid;
grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
hole: 20px;
}
.acf-block-preview .br-related-links-wrapper a {
pointer-events: none;
cursor: default;
text-decoration: none;
coloration: black;
}
