Magnificent Mbappe has France scoring records in his sights
DOHA : Kylian Mbappe's meteoric rise showed no sign of stopping as the France forward sealed the holders' 2-1 win against Denmark to send them into the last 16 of the World Cup on Saturday.
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Denmark need to up the tempo against France, says Hjulmand
AL RAYYAN, Qatar : Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand said his team must find another gear against France when they meet the reigning champions in a crucial Group D clash on Saturday, having found themselves behind the points tally they would have wanted at this stage.
Giroud targets scoring record as France face Denmark
DOHA: Olivier Giroud will bid to become France's all-time top scorer when they face Denmark in Group D at the World Cup on Saturday (Nov 26), with 'Les Blues' looking for a victory that will take them into the round of 16 with a game to spare in Qatar.
France beat Australia 4-1 in opener as Giroud equals scoring record
AL WAKRAH, Qatar: France started their World Cup title defence in style with a 4-1 comeback win against Australia as Olivier Giroud became Les Bleus' joint all-time top scorer with two goals on Tuesday (Nov 22).
No Benzema, no problem as linkman Giroud finds his target
AL WAKRAH, Qatar: Oft-maligned in a nation where strikers are expected to play with a little more elan, Olivier Giroud scored twice to become France's joint record international marksman as the world champions opened their title defence at a canter on Tuesday (Nov 22).
Leading light Mbappe back on his favourite stage
AL WAKRAH, Qatar: Kylian Mbappe was back where he belongs, according to coach Didier Deschamps, as he once again brought his unique talents, devastating pace and bag of tricks to the World Cup stage as France crushed Australia 4-1 on Tuesday (Nov 22).
Deschamps: The World Cup is Kylian Mbappe's stage
France head coach Didier Deschamps has backed Kylian Mbappe to shine at the World Cup, labelling it "his competition" after the forward excelled in a comeback win over Australia. A number of injures rocked the France squad heading into the finals and they were stunned as Craig Goodwin opened the scoring after nine minutes before rallying to record a 4-1 win. Olivier Giroud scored twice to equal Thierry Henry's all-time record of 51 goals for France, while Adrien Rabiot and Mbappe were also on the scoresheet for the reigning world champions at Al Janoub Stadium. Mbappe, who hit four goals en route to helping France to win the 2018 World Cup, was named man of the match following the victory as Deschamps hailed the Paris St Germain ace. "Kylian of course has been one of the best players in the world for some time now and he is feeling very confident, you can see that in the way he is playing," he said. "I knew that he was going to be ready for this World Cup, it is his competition, he knows how to make the difference. "But he is part of a team and he has always been able to play as part of a team even though he is an individual, flair player as well. So that is great for us. I have got a lot of attackers, but Kylian is of course an outstanding one."
France demolish Australia to begin World Cup defence in style
Olivier Giroud equalled France's all-time goalscoring record as his brace helped the holders recover from an early scare to make light work of Australia and begin their World Cup defence with a comfortable victory.