DBasia.news – The French national team kept the momentum in the continuation of the 2020 European Cup Qualifiers match. They won 1-0 against Iceland through a single goal by Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud.
Giroud scored from a penalty at Laugardalsvollur on Saturday (12/10) early morning Western Indonesian Time. An additional three points bring France’s rivalry with Turkey in the top two of Group H through the same points: 18 points.
France created 22 kick attempts with 71 possession they had. However, Iceland made the situation difficult with the defensive game they implemented and only relied on counterattacks.
Antoine Griezmann, Kingsley Coman, Wissam Ben Yedder, and Nanitamo Ikone, unable to break down the Icelandic goalkeeper guarded by Hannes Thor Halldorsson. But the 33-year-old veteran striker, Olivier Giroud, was able to carry out his duties via the white dot.
The goal added to his notch in the French national team to 37 goals. According to Squawka, the former Montpellier and Arsenal striker is getting closer to Michel Platini’s record goals, 41 goals, as France’s all-time top scorer. The first place was Thierry Henry with 37 goals.
Given Didier Deschamps’ great confidence in Giroud, the Chelsea striker can still score more goals for France. In the next match, the 2018 World Cup winners will play Turkey at the Stade de France in the continuation of the Group H European Cup Qualifying 2020 match, Tuesday (10/15) at 1:45 am Western Indonesian Time.