Against Australia, to open the Blues World Cup in Qatar, Olivier Giroud scored the second tricolor goal and his 50th personal with the selection. He is only one unit away from Henry’s record… A record that the 2018 world champion will equal in the second period thanks to a double.
The first wasn’t the toughest goal of his career. At the conclusion of an action initiated by Kylian Mbappé, he received an offering signed Adrien Rabiot in the area. Giroud only had to push the ball into the back of the net. This is Giroud’s second career goal at a World Cup. He scored against Switzerland (5-2) in the group stage, in 2014 in Brazil, before remaining silent in 2018 in Russia.
Before Olivier Giroud’s goal, Adrien Rabiot had allowed the French team to equalize against the Australians. With an angry header after a cross from Théo Hernandez, who had just replaced his injured brother, Lucas, the former PSG midfielder delivered the Blues after a difficult start to the game.