Group D – Two goals from Italian Serie A club AC Milan striker Olivier Giroud has equalled former French striker Thierry Henry’s scoring record.
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| Striker Olivier Giroud scored twice to help France clinch a pivotal victory over Australia in their first FIFA World Cup 2022 match at the Al Janoub Stadium in Qatar |
Photos 👇 France, in their FIFA World Cup 2022 opener match at the Al Janoub Stadium, Qatar, defeated Australia 4-1 to climb to the top spot of the Group.
Oliver Giroud struck twice to help France come from behind to emerge victorious over Australia who took the lead early in the 9th minute through Australian A-League club Adelaide United forward Craig Goodwin.
The other two goals for France came through Juventus central midfielder, Adrien Rabiot and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) forward, Kylian Mbappe to help the Les Bleus clinch all three points and stay atop Group D following the goalless draw between Denmark and Tunisia earlier.
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| French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring the third goal for France in their first FIFA World Cup 2022 match against Australia at the Al Janoub Stadium in Qatar |
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| Australian A-League club Adelaide United forward Craig Goodwin celebrates after scoring for Australia early in their first FIFA World Cup 2022 match against France at the Al Janoub Stadium in Qatar |
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| Striker Olivier Giroud scored twice to help France clinch a pivotal victory over Australia in their first FIFA World Cup 2022 match at the Al Janoub Stadium in Qatar |
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| France sit atop Group D after coming from the back to clinch a 4-1 triumph over Australia in their first match of the FIFA World Cup 2022 at the Al Janoub Stadium in Qatar following the goalless outcome between Denmark and Tunisia earlier |
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