French striker Olivier Giroud entered Sunday’s spherical of 16 match towards Poland tied with nationwide legend Thierry Henry because the nation’s all-time main aim scorer.
Late within the first half towards Poland, Giroud moved atop the record, as he scored towards Poland and keeper Wojciech Szczęsny to each give his group the lead, and break his tie with Henry.
In the closing minutes of a primary half that noticed each groups with possibilities to interrupt the scoreless tie France lastly pushed into the lead with Giroud’s aim, his second of the event. Giroud discovered himself with a golden alternative, due to a exact move from Kylian Mbappé, and he made essentially the most of his probability:
After scoring, Giroud acknowledge each his 52 nationwide targets, and the person whose document he broke:
There was a time the place Giroud’s place on the group for the World Cup was in query. Following France’s exit from the 2021 Euros, he was on a nine-month hiatus from the group. But he was known as again to the roster in March, and named to the ultimate roster earlier than the event. With France going through a rash of accidents earlier than the World Cup, together with to Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema, his presence was wanted because the event started.
And he has made the many of the alternative.
It seemed like he had his second early within the second half, in an unbelievable bicycle kick, however the aim was nullified for a foul:
Perhaps the most important query is how lengthy he’ll stay the main aim scorer for France. Earlier within the World Cup, Mbappé scored his seventh aim at a World Cup, tying a mark set by Pele with seven targets earlier than turning 24. And he entered Sunday with 31 targets for France, and added each his thirty second and his thirty third within the second half towards Poland. At this charge it looks as if only a matter of time earlier than he strikes previous each Henry and Giroud.
For now, nevertheless, Giroud stands atop the record, an incredible accomplishment in a profession crammed with great accomplishments