France defeated Poland in the 1/8 finals of the World Cup in Qatar with a score of 3:1 and reached the quarterfinals. The author of the first goal surpassed Thierry Henry’s record.

Olivier Giroud, the best scorer in the history of France

Olivier Giroud opened the scoring in the 44th minute and became the top scorer of the French national team in history with 52 goals, surpassing the record of Thierry Henry, with whom he was equal, writes the Daily Mail.

The Milan forward scored for the first time in February 2012 in a match against Germany. He participated in the success of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, as well as at Euro 2016, which France finished in second place.

The legendary Thierry Henry scored 51 goals for the French national team between 1998 and 2009. He surpassed Michel Platini’s record in European qualifiers in October 2007.

Antoine Griezmann closes at the top with 42 goals, one more than Platina, while Karim Benzema is fifth with 37 goals.

Hugo Lloris, leader of the selection, with Thuram

Another record was achieved by the goalkeeper Lloris, who took the first place in selections for the national team of France, having played 142 matches on a par with Lilian Thuram.

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