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.

'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

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.

Echoes of 2018 World Cup, says French star Giroud (The Hindu)

Giroud was a non-scoring member of the 2018 team but at 36 he is enjoying a memorable tournament in Qatar having earlier overtaken Thierry Henry to become ...

"We are getting closer but now we have a very important next step and that is on Wednesday against Morocco. "We showed superb spirit and worked so hard for each other. And Giroud later said the game brought back memories of his team's semi-final in Russia four years ago, when they edged out Belgium 1-0 in Saint-Petersburg before going on to beat Croatia and lift the trophy.

World Cup 2022: Olivier Giroud says France were lucky after beating ... (myKhel)

Olivier Giroud compared Frances tense 2022 World Cup quarter-final win over England to their semi-final victory against Belgium four years ago.

It reminds me of the mentality of 2018. And Giroud says the luck was on their side. Aurelien Tchouameni opened the scoring for France but England came back strong and levelled through Harry Kane.

Sir Olivier Giroud (The Tribune)

Olivier Giroud sent France into a World Cup semifinal with Morocco as his late header after Aurelien Tchouameni's opener clinched a gutsy 2-1 win over ...

“It was a big game, we played a superb England team who are strong technically and physically,” he said “It’s brilliant for the players to be in the last four again. I thought I might get another, and when it came to me it was an unbelievable feeling to score. 1France are now one win away from becoming the first back-to-back finalists since Brazil in 2002 and two from being the third team to retain the trophy after Brazil in 1962 and Italy in 1938. France are now one win away from becoming the first back-to- back finalists since Brazil in 2002 and two from being the third team to retain the trophy after Brazil in 1962 and Italy in 1938. 28Griezmann went past Thierry Henry as his country’s top assist provider with 28 and became the first French player to provide two assists in a knockout round game of the World Cup since Dominique Rocheteau against Italy in 1986 (Round of 16). Just before I had a chance that I should have hit harder and scored.

This win reminds me of 2018 WC: Olivier Giroud (Mid-Day)

The goal put Giroud's international goal tally to 53, consolidating his position as France's all time highest scorer (he had breached Thiery Henry's 51-goal ...

[Harry Kane](https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/i-ll-have-to-live-with-penalty-miss-but-i-m-proud-of-the-team-harry-kane-23260111) scored off one penalty, but missed another and Giroud admitted that was their lucky moment. “Tonight reminded of the match against Belgium in 2018. The tough encounter however, reminded Giroud of their 2018 World Cup semi-final against Belgium, where Samuel Umtiti (51st minute) had scored in a scrappy 1-0 win.