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By opening the scoring against Poland in the round of 16 of the World Cup on Sunday, Olivier Giroud became the top scorer in the history of the Blues. The striker scored his 52nd goal in the tricolor jersey, one more than Thierry Henry, whose record had stood since 2009.
He is in the firmament of the scorers of the France team. At 36, Olivier Giroud, AC Milan striker (117 caps) scored his fourth goal in the World Cup finals, twelve days after his double against Australia (4-1) and eight years later his first goal, in the group stage of the 2014 World Cup against Switzerland.
For a year, Didier Deschamps had left him aside whenever Karim Benzema was available. But the AC Milan striker has made himself indispensable and won his place, once again. Benzema’s package then opened up a boulevard for him towards the starting “eleven”.
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Revealed late, the “phoenix” has woven the thread of an atypical career by elbowing, returning the image of a needy scorer despite the hollows, until surpassing Thierry Henry at the top of the scorers of the France team. , his house.
Permanent holder in 2018, he had not scored but had been a major craftsman of the title.
Ranking of the best scorers in history in the France team:
1 – Olivier Giroud: 52 goals (117 caps, since 2011).
2 – Thierry Henry: 51 goals (in 123 selections, from 1997 to 2010).
3 – Antoine Griezmann: 42 goals (114 caps, since 2014).
4 – Michel Platini: 41 goals (in 72 selections, from 1976 to 1986).
5 – Karim Benzema: 37 goals (in 97 caps, since 2007).
6 – David Trezeguet: 34 goals (in 71 caps, from 1998 to 2008).
7 – Zinedine Zidane: 31 goals (in 108 caps, from 1994 to 2006).
8 – Kylian Mbappé: 31 goals (63 caps, since 2017).
9 – Just Fontaine: 30 goals (in 21 selections, from 1953 to 1960).
10 – Jean-Pierre Papin: 30 goals (in 54 selections, from 1986 to 1994).
(AFP)