Giroud passes Henry as France's all-time leading scorer
Olivier Giroud stands alone as France's all-time leading scorer.
The 36-year-old forward broke the deadlock between himself and French icon Thierry Henry on Sunday, scoring his record-breaking 52nd international goal for the men's team in France's World Cup quarterfinal clash against Poland.
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Kylian Mbappe found Giroud inside the penalty area before the AC Milan striker instinctively fired his shot into the Poland goal without looking at the net.
"It's a childhood dream to beat Thierry Henry like that," Giroud told reporters after the game. "A lot of people told me it was coming, but now my obsession is to go as far as possible with this team."
The goal gave the reigning World Cup champion a 1-0 lead in the first half of a game that France won 3-1 to advance to the World Cup quarterfinals.
Giroud accomplished the feat in his 117th appearance for France.