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France thump Australia 4-1 to launch World Cup defence

Olivier Giroud made history for France as they overcame an early scare to trounce Australia 4-1 for a perfect start into their World Cup title defence. Giroud scored a brace to join Thierry Henry on a record 51 France goals, and Adrien Rabiot and superstar Kylian Mbappe got the others for the 2018 champions after Australia had taken an early surprise lead from Craig Goodwin in their opening Group D match.

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Published November 23,2022
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FRANCE THUMP AUSTRALIA 4-1 TO LAUNCH WORLD CUP DEFENCE

Olivier Giroud scored twice as World Cup holders France recovered from the shock of going behind to thump Australia 4-1 in their opener in Qatar on Tuesday.

Veteran striker Giroud drew level with Thierry Henry's all-time record of 51 goals for France and Adrien Rabiot and Kylian Mbappe also scored, after Australia took a surprise ninth-minute lead through Craig Goodwin.