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DOHA, Qatar (AFP) – Olivier Giroud was an integral part of France’s 2018 World Cup-winning side, but in Qatar the striker has brought the goals missing from his game four years ago in Russia. On a night when the insatiable Kylian Mbappe scored two brilliant goals, Giroud wrote himself into the history books with his 52nd goal for Les Bleus — eclipsing Thierry’s Henry all-time record. In a last-16 tie billed as Mbappe against Robert Lewandowski, […]
by Andy SCOTT PARIS, France (AFP) — After being the star of France’s 2018 World Cup triumph, Kylian Mbappe has been the standout player for Paris Saint-Germain in a Ligue 1 title-winning campaign that has been slightly marred by the manner in which they limped over the line. PSG finally wrapped up the title on Sunday after second-placed Lille failed to beat Toulouse, having not won any of their previous three games when the opportunity […]
France’s power saw it take home the win over Croatia in Sunday’s World Cup final at Moscow. With a score of 4-2, the European nation took home its second World Cup title, with goals that included Kylian Mbappe’s in the 65th minute. Antoine Griezmann and Paul Pogba also scored for France, while Ivan Perisic and Mario Mandzukic scored for Croatia. AFP
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (AFP) — France became the first team to reach the World Cup semi-finals on Friday after an assured 2-0 win against Uruguay. The 1998 champions took the lead from a Raphael Varane header towards the end of the first half and extended their lead when Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera made a terrible misjudgement dealing with a speculative Antonine Griezmann shot, spilling it into his own net in the second half.
