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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Jacob Leeks

France survive scare as Olivier Giroud equals Thierry Henry record - 5 talking points

France survived a scare to get their World Cup campaign off to a winning start against Australia on Tuesday night.

Craig Goodwin handed the Socceroos a surprise lead just nine minutes into the Group D clash, but the reigning champions took over control of the game, with Adrien Rabiot heading in an equaliser. Olivier Giroud then scored his first World Cup goal in eight years to put Didier Deschamps' side in front.

Kylian Mbappe added a goal of his own with 20 minutes remaining before Giroud equaled Thierry Henry's all-time scoring record for France soon after. Here, Mirror Football looks at five talking points from the clash, with Les Bleus now top of their group.

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