Former champions France have entered the quarter-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. France reached the last eight after defeating Poland 3-1 in Sunday night’s match.
Olivier Giroud scored one goal while Kyal Mbappe scored two goals in France’s win.
Giroud gave France the lead in the 44th minute of the match. Mbappe provided the pass for him to score.
With this goal, Giroud made the record for scoring the most international goals for France. He has scored 52 goals in 116 matches in the jersey of France.
This record was previously held by Thierry Henry. Thierry scored 51 international goals in 123 matches. France doubled the lead in the 74th minute of the game. This time, Mbappe managed to score.
He scored from Dembele’s pass. Mbappe managed to score his second individual goal and third goal for the team in the first minute of injury time of the second half.
With this, he has reached 5 goals in the ongoing World Cup. He also made two assists in this World Cup.
Mbappé, who is the top scorer in this World Cup, has reached 9 goals in the World Cup. He scored 4 goals in the previous World Cup.
At the age of 23, he is the first player to complete 9 goals in the World Cup. Poland scored a penalty in the last minute of injury time. Lewandowski scored a penalty for him.
France, who reached the last eight after winning over Poland, will now play against either England or Senegal for the semi-finals.