Giroud, Mbappe help France beat Australia 4-1 at World Cup

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Three Frenchman were close to perfect performances...on the other hand, just one Australian rated better than five out of ten.

Giroud, Mbappe help France beat Australia 4-1 at World Cup

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports WriterAL WAKRAH, Qatar (AP) — France showed it can cope without its star striker at the World Cup.In Karim Benzema’s absence, Kylian Mbappe scored one and set up the second of Olivier Giroud’s two goals to help the defending champions beat Australia 4-1 Tuesday.Giroud equaled Thierry Henry’s national record of 51 goals with a header from Mbappe’s cross in the 71st minute. Giroud, who failed to score at the last World …

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