FIFA World Cup 2022: Giroud breaks record, Mbappe scores twice in France's last-16 win over Poland to reach quarters-finals.
- Olivier Giroud became France's all-time men's record goalscorer as his opener lead and Kylian Mbappe's second-half brace gave the reigning World Cup champions a 3-1 win over Poland to move them into the quarter-finals.
With a deft first-half finish (44) to help lead Les Bleus to a last-16 victory in Doha and set up a quarterfinal matchup against England on Saturday, Giroud scored his 52nd goal for France, breaking Thierry-record. Henry's
The 36-year-old broke the record on his 117th appearance for France. He had previously tied Henry's record of 51 goals after scoring twice in their opening Group-D victory over Australia.
Mbappe added a second goal for France in the 74th minute, and he added a brilliant third goal in extra time to give France a total of five goals in Qatar, two more than any other player at the competition.
In order to prevent Hugo Lloris from keeping a clean sheet on his record-tying 142nd appearance for France, Robert-Lewandowski scored a retaken penalty in the 99th minute to give Poland a late consolation.
World Cup 2022 Fantasy football: France 3-1 Poland, Player ratings.
France: Lloris (6); Kounde (7), Varane (7), Upamecano (6), Theo Hernandez (7); Tchouameni (6), Rabiot (7), Dembele (7), Griezmann (7), Mbappe (9); Giroud (8).
Subs: Fofana (6), Coman (6), Thuram (6), Disasi (n/a).
Poland: Szczesny (7); Cash (6), Kiwior (5), Glik (5), Bereszynski (5); Kaminski (6), S. Szymanski (6), Krychowiak (6), Zielinski (6), Frankowski (6); Lewandowski (7).
Subs: Milik (6), Bielik (6), Zalewski (6).
Man of the match: Kylian Mbappe.
France Dominance & Players Records, Opta Key Stats.
France have progressed from all six matches they've played in the round of 16 at the World Cup, including in each of the last three editions in a row (2014, 2018 and 2022).
Poland lost consecutive World Cup games by multiple goals for the first time since 2002 (0-2 v Korea Republic and 0-4 v Portugal).
France have only lost one of their seven games in the World Cup knockout stages under Didier Deschamps (including finals), with that defeat coming in 2014 to eventual winners Germany (0-1 in the quarter-final). They have won each of their last five games in the World Cup knockout stage since that defeat.
France's Olivier Giroud (36y 65d) became the oldest player to score in the knockout stages of the World Cup (excl. own goals) since Roger Milla in 1990 against Colombia (38y 34d).
Aged 23 years and 349 days, Kylian Mbappé is the youngest player to reach five knockout stage goals at the World Cup since Pelé in 1958 (17y 249d).
Mbappe becomes the youngest player to score eight World Cup goals, a record formerly held by Eusebio.
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