The French team beat Australia 4-1 yesterday in the first round of Group D of the 2022 World Cup, despite a poor start. With a double, Olivier Giroud became the joint-top scorer in the history of Les Bleus.
Olivier Giroud equaled his predecessor Thierry Henry, whose record of 51 goals had stood since 2009, as the top scorer in the history of the French national team with a brace against Australia on Tuesday in the World Cup.
It’s a good thing the French team has a lot of resources. The French team had a difficult start to the World Cup, but it has been able to outperform Australia 4-1 on Tuesday in the first round of Group D of the 2022 World Cup. It was the first time in the history of the tournament that the French has been able to count on the services of Olivier Giroud, who is now the country’s joint-top scorer with Thierry Henry after his double. France is in first place in this group after the draw between Denmark and Tunisia (0-0). The big shadow on the table? Lucas Hernandez’s knee injury, which is obviously serious…
It’s a good thing we’ve got a lot of experience in this area,” he said, “but I’m not sure we’re going to be able to do that. It was the first time the Australians had taken control of the ball, but they were shaken by an aggressive Aussie side. Leckie took out L. Hernandez, who was on the ground, before feeding Goodwin at the far post, who opened the scoring from close range (0-1, 9th). The French were stunned, but they were unable to fight back, and Duke’s long-range shot went just wide of Lloris’ post.
The French were not able to revolt and a long-range shot from Duke went just wide of Lloris’s post (1-1, 27′). The French finally got their rhythm right and Rabiot, who had the ball in his hands, found Mbappé’s backheel and delivered a caviar to Giroud, who sent the ball into the empty net (2-1, 32nd)! It was the first time that the French had missed a huge opportunity to make the breakthrough with a volley from Mbappé sent into the stands… Then just before the break, France had a huge scare with a header from Irvine on the post.
It was the first time in the history of the game that the French had been able to score a goal, and it was the first time that the French had been able to score a goal in the history of the game. It was the first time that the French team had taken the lead in the game, with Mbappé heading in a cross from Giroud (4-1, 71st). The Tricolore became the joint top scorer in the history of Les Bleus with Henry! In the end, Ryan was busy with a header from Konate and the French managed to keep the score line up for a successful start to the tournament.
