JAKARTA – Olivier Giroud is getting closer to Thierry Henry's goal record for the French national team. The former Arsenal and Chelsea player only needed five more goals to get past Henry.
Giroud scored one goal in helping France to a 2-1 win over Ivory Coast in a friendly match at Stade Orange Velodrome, France, on Saturday, March 26, in the early of Indonesian Western Time (WIB).
The 35-year-old striker headed in a cross by AC Milan team-mate Theo Hernandez to take his tally to 47 for the Rooster national team.
The number of goals is now only four goals adrift of Henry. Giroud needs just five goals to surpass his predecessor who scored 51 goals for Les Bleus.
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In that game, Arsenal forward Nicolas Pepe scored the opener to put Ivory Coast ahead in the 19th minute. Giroud then leveled the score three minutes later.
Meanwhile, the winning goal for France was determined by Aurelien Tchouameni in the final minutes of the match.
Tchouameni jumped high to score with a header from Matteo Guendouzi's corner in the 93rd minute.
Next up Didier Deschamps' squad host South Africa in a friendly on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Ivory Coast, who failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup, travel to England at Wembley on the same day.
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