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    Giroud, Mbappe score as France beat Poland

    David GreatBy David GreatDecember 4, 2022No Comments3 Mins Read
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    Olivier Giroud celebrates breaking all time goalscoring record for France
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    Olivier Giroud became France’s all-time leading goalscorer as the World Cup holders coasted past Poland to reach the quarter-finals.

    The AC Milan striker scored his 52nd goal for France to claim the country’s outright record, surpassing the great Thierry Henry.

    The historic goal came on the stroke of half-time after Giroud controlled Kylian Mbappe’s pass before converting low into the net beyond the reach of Wojciech Szczesny.

    But having provided the assist for the first goal, the brilliant Mbappe turned on the style by scoring two fabulous strikes in the second half.

    He hit a powerful drive into the roof of the net from 16 yards for his first and curled home a wonderful second in injury time to take the lead in the Golden Boot race with five goals.

    Didier Deschamps’ side had been left frustrated up until the opener and could well have fallen behind.

    France's Olivier Giroud celebrates scoring their fourth goal

    Poland’s best opening in the first half came when the ball dropped for Piotr Zielinski in the centre of the penalty area, but his strike was straight at Hugo Lloris.

    Robert Lewandowski did manage a consolation for the Poles, rolling in a penalty with the last kick of the game.

    England and Senegal meet on Sunday (19:00 GMT) for the right to play France in next Saturday’s quarter-final.

    Giroud tops the charts but Mbappe magnificent

    Premier League football followers may have thought Giroud was past his best when he left England after 10 seasons with Arsenal and Chelsea to join Milan.

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    But the 36-year-old scored 14 goals in all competitions last term as he helped the Rossoneri claim the Serie A title for the first time in 11 years.

    On his 117th cap, Giroud was desperately looking for that record goal against Poland, grimacing and shaking his head whenever a chance went begging.

    He had a great opportunity when Ousmane Dembele flashed a cutback across goal but the sliding Giroud could not get sufficient contact on the ball and screwed it wide.

    But he was presented with another big moment on 44 minutes, and this time he converted before being mobbed by all his team-mates during the celebrations.

    France will see another of their national records broken should captain Lloris line up in the quarter-final and win a 143rd cap that will take him past legendary defender Lilian Thuram.

    But it was Poland who had their goalkeeper Szczesny to thank for just a one-goal deficit at the break. The Juventus stopper dealt with Tchouameni’s low drilled strike from range, a Dembele effort after a weaving run and Jules Kounde’s shot from a narrow angle.

    However, Szczesny was unable to stop Mbappe from breaking another record as he surpassed Pele’s record of scoring seven World Cup goals before the age of 24. The 23-year-old, who celebrates his next birthday two days before the final, scored both his goals came from similar positions in the penalty area.

    Barcelona striker Lewandowski barely had a sniff, but stroked home a retaken 99th-minute consolation from the penalty spot – after Szczesny moved off his line too quickly in saving the first effort. The Poles are now winless in their last eight meetings against France.

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