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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Mark Mann-Bryans

Olivier Giroud equals Thierry Henry record as France power past Australia

PA Wire

A striker who was supposed to be dispensable now has only one equal.

That’s the story of Olivier Giroud, who just keeps going, and keeps scoring. The 36-year-old finally got the goal he didn’t in 2018 to claim his first in the World Cup in eight years before quickly following it with another.

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