Giroud emulates Henry's record after stunning brace vs Australia

November 23, 2022 Sports Tak Staff

The star France footballer Olivier Giroud achieved a rare feat of becoming the all-time top goal-scorer for France.

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Giroud has emulated Arsenal legend's Thierry Henry's record for France.

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Giroud had to score twice during the FIFA WC 2022 match against Australia to match the Arsenal legend’s record of 51 goals.

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Henry’s goals came in 123 appearances at full international level - an average of 0.41 goals per game

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Meanwhile Giroud’s has a slighter better average of 0.43 after bagging 49 goals in 114 games.

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Giroud's brace helped France rock Australia 4-1 in their opener at the Al Janoub Stadium.

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Giroud scored the first goal as the simple tap which came in the 32nd minute.

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Giroud scored his second through through a Kylian Mbappe cross in the second half which came in 71st minute.

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Giroud has already surpassed the likes of Zinedine Zidane and Michel Platini in France's goal scoring chart.

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