Olivier Giroud overtook Thiery Henry because the all-time high scorer for France with 52 targets after he discovered the online in opposition to Poland within the Spherical of 16 on the Al Thumama Stadium on Saturday.
Giroud had equalised Henry’s report of 51 targets with a brace in France’s World Cup opener in opposition to Australia.
The AC Milan striker went previous the report with a left-footed end after he was teed up by a Kylian Mbappe.
The sport additionally witnessed one other piece of historical past as French captain and goalkeeper Hugo Lloris performed a record-equalling 142nd worldwide match.
The 35-year-old equalled Lilian Thuram’s report of being the most-capped male participant for France. He additionally matched Thierry Henry and Fabien Barthez for essentially the most World Cup appearances (17) for Les Blues.
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