Olivier Giroud overtakes Thierry Henry as France’s all-time record goalscorer as electric Kylian Mbappe provides killer pass for historic goal

Olivier Giroud made French football history, becoming the nation’s all-time leading scorer as he netted against Poland in the World Cup.

The former Arsenal and Chelsea striker put Les Bleus ahead on the stroke of half time of the Round of 16 clash, collecting Kylian Mbappe’s through ball on the inside before striking it past the onrushing Wojciech Szczesny.

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Giroud now has a record-breaking 52 goals for France

It means Giroud now has 52 goals for France, putting him ahead of previous record holder, Thierry Henry.

“Giroud’s a fantastic player, he’s underrated,” former England international Lianne Sanderson said on commentary for talkSPORT 2. “He always scores… his one-touch play is really good.

“The top, top players pick their moments and he’s got his goal even though he didn’t strike it very truly.”

“I was surprised when Arsenal just let Giroud move to Chelsea… whenever he’s gone anywhere he’s always scored important goals,” Sanderson later added.

Giroud went into the tournament on 49 goals for his country but his brace against Australia put him level with Henry.

He’s now the record holder as he gave his side an advantage in a match which has seen them dominate possession. But they came very close to falling behind when Hugo Lloris did well to block Piotr Zielinski’s goalbound shot before the ball was scrambled away.

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The winner of France vs Poland will face the winner of England’s Round of 16 clash against Senegal in the quarter-finals.

Listen to full commentary of England vs Senegal LIVE on talkSPORT, kick-off 7pm.