Giroud celebrating his 52nd goal

OLIVIER OUTPASSED THIERRY HENRY

Historic giroud! The striker became France's top scorer

Published:4/12/2022 - 19:09h

Updated:4/12/2022 - 19:09h

Olivier Giroud made history this Sunday afternoon. The striker opened the can in the match between France and Poland, a goal that was his 52nd and with which he surpassed Thierry Henry as the national team's top scorer

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The selection of France confronted to the combined of Poland during the afternoon of this Sunday in the corresponding meeting to the eighth of final of the World-wide Glass of Qatar 2022. The duel contested in the To the Thumama Stadium would mean a before and an afterwards for one of the two squares, that played his pass to the quarter-finals of the competition. In spite of that the Poles mostaron a very different face in sight in front of Argentinian, the power of the Frenchmen, led by an enormous Mbappé, imposed and gave them the ticket to the following round.

In addition to the grandísima presentanción of the 'crack' of Paris Saint-Germain, the meeting between 'Them Bleus' and 'blanquirrojos' was witness of a legendary milestone for the French football. It ran the minute 44 of the first-half and the result did not have 'moved', with all aiming to that the two squares would go to the vestuarío empatando to 0. However, Kylian Mbappé detected a 'rendija' in the rival defence and filtered the balloon to Olivier Giroud, that after controlling commanded a finish crossed to win to Szczeny.

The so much of the footballer of the AC Milan opened the marker of the crash, but also represented a historical mark for the player and for the Frenchmen. The celebrated target by Olivier in front of the 'white eagles' was the number 52 of the ariete dressing the blue T-shirt, surpassing like this the 51 goals annotated by the ex forward of the FC Barcelona, Thierry Henry, to turn into the maximum goleador of the selection.

Giroud Split like acting in the group directed by Didier Deschamps because of the turn of Karim Benzema to the international football. However, the madridista saw forced to abandon the French concentration because of an injury and Olivier did charge of the centre of the forward. The ariete knew to take advantage of his opportunity and in the debut of the team in the appointment mundialista in front of Australia celebrated a pair of goals, doublet with which equalised to Henry in the peak of a list of goleadores of which already is solitary leader.

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Olivier has needed 118 parties to go in in the history of his selection and annotate 52 targets, seven parties less than the contested by Henry in his 51 so many. In addition to his contribution goleador, Giroud has delivered 14 assistances and was fundamental in the achievement of the World-wide title attained by 'Them Bleus' in Russia in 2018. Curiously, in that competition the forward did not celebrate any goal. Now, already it is legend of the French football.

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