Olivier Giroud

2022 - 12 - 11

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French press hail veterans Antoine Griezmann, Olivier Giroud and ... (Daily Mail)

Goals from Aurelien Tchouameni and Olivier Giroud, split by an equalising penalty from Harry Kane, gave Didier Deschamps' side a famous victory and ...

He even offered himself the luxury of adding two assists to his record, the last of which, on a marvelous cross to Giroud. And realise the weight of this trio in the mythology of the selection.' 'This cliche was verified on Saturday evening thanks to the performance of the Three Lions. L'Equipe, France's main national sports paper, hailed the side - awarding coach Didier Deschamps a rating of seven out of ten for his tactical decisions. [Antoine Griezmann](/sport/antoine-griezmann/index.html) dominated the midfield for long periods while Giroud scored the winning goal. Above all, this type of exploit should not be trivialised.

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'We got a bit lucky' - Olivier Giroud and Didier Deschamps say ... (Eurosport.com)

France "got a bit lucky" in their 2-1 win over England in the World Cup quarter-finals, according to manager Didier Deschamps and striker Olivier Giroud.

It reminds me of the mentality of 2018. “We were a bit lucky because Kane misses the penalty, but we gave our all and fought tooth and nail. World Cup

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New footage shows what Olivier Giroud did to Harry Kane after ... (Football.London)

World Cup news: Olivier Giroud celebrated a little bit over-zealously when Harry Kane missed his second penalty for England against France in the World Cup ...

In new footage that has emerged from behind Lloris' goal, the former Arsenal and Chelsea man sprinted into the box and celebrated right next to Kane, who was aghast, before going off with his teammates. "Now it’s about using the experience to be mentally and physically stronger for the next challenge. But it was not to be and England are the ones coming home early, without the crown that has eluded them since 1966. There’s no hiding from it, it hurts and it’ll take some time to get over it but that’s part of sport. We’ve given it everything and it’s come down to a small detail which I take responsibility for. However, despite brilliantly dispatching his first spot-kick, Kane blazed a second shy from 12 yards high over the bar.

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Olivier Giroud was seconds away from being SUBBED when he ... (The Sun)

Olivier Giroud was seconds away from being SUBBED when he headed in France winner against England in World Cup clash · Published: 21:39, 11 Dec 2022 · Updated: 21 ...

[Les Bleus controversially opened the scoring with Aurelien Tchouameni's long-range stunner](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20716485/fuming-england-fans-france-goal-saka-foul/) before [Harry Kane](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/harry-kane/) levelled things up from the penalty spot. It reminds me of the mentality of 2018. [Olivier Giroud](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/olivier-giroud/) extended his French scoring record to 53 goals as he headed home to restore his country’s lead. “We were a bit lucky because Kane misses the penalty, but we gave our all and fought tooth and nail. [England's captain Kane](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20717463/harry-kane-consoled-england-france-world-cup-crying/) then had the chance to equalise once more with another spot-kick. [suffered a heartbreaking 2-1 loss](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20717112/england-france-harry-kane-missed-penalty-match-report/) to [France](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196704/france/) in the 2022 [World Cup](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/) quarter-finals at the Al Bayt Stadium last night.

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England discover cruel twist of fate which resulted in Olivier Giroud's ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Olivier Giroud's second-half header gave France a narrow victory over England and eliminated Gareth Southgate's side from the World Cup at the quarter-final ...

It was the mental side of things where we got the win.” There is still a chance for a repeat of the last World Cup final, when Deschamps' team ran out 4-2 winners against Zlatko Dalic's Croatia, and Giroud is one of five French starters from that day who featured against England. This evening it was a truly great match, we knew the potential of this young English generation. Towards the end of the match, we get a few chances. On that occasion, Samuel Umtiti scored the only goal of the game to see Deschamps' team into the final. [Jordan Pickford](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/jordan-pickford), but didn't have to wait long for another chance, heading home Antoine Griezmann's cross to put Les Bleus in front with 12 minutes remaining.

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