After scoring his 52nd goal for France in the World Cup round-of-16 game against Poland on Sunday, he overtook Henry to become France's all time top scorer. In the 44th minute, he received a pass from Kylian Mbappe and sent a low shot with his left foot past Szczesny. The AC Milan forward equaled Henry's record of 51 goals for France in their World Cup opener against Australia. - How Olivier Giroud beat Thierry Henry's France goal record In France's 2-0 win over Austria on Sept. 22, he became the country's oldest goal scorer at the age of 36, and two days later he became the country's oldest scorer at the age of 33. Henry netted 51 times from 123 caps between 1997 and 2010 and is now the top scorer in his country. Griezmann has 42 goals, Platini has 41, andBenzema has 37. πππ π©π’πͺπ π΅π©π¦ π¬πͺπ―π¨! πLes Bleus take the lead in the 44th minute!! π Thanks to that strike, @OlivierGiroud becomes France's πΌππ-ππππ πππΌπΏπππ ππΎππππ with 5οΈβ£2οΈβ£ goals π«π· π«π·1-0π΅π± #FRAPOL | #FiersdetreBleus pic.twitter.com/7Cfde6zLYF
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He scored his first international goal a year later after coming off the bench in France's victory over the United States.
He scored 51 goals for the national team and was part of the team that won the World Cup.
His presence in France's squad, which had been in doubt ahead of the World Cup, ended up being very lucky for Deschamps after Benzema was ruled out due to injury.
Over the course of his career, the Frenchman has won a number of titles at club and international level, including four FA Cup titles, as well as the European Championship.
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