France recorded an emphatic 3-1 win over Poland in the round of 16 games at the Al Thumama stadium on Sunday.
A first half strike from Olivier Giroud and Kylian Mbappe's brace in the second half aided the 2018 World Cup champions to eliminate Poland from the round of 16 of the ongoing World Cup in Qatar.
Giroud scored his 52nd goal to usurp Thiery Henry as the all-time record goalscorer for France to write his name boldly in the history books of Les Bleus.
Robert Lewandowski dragged his shot wide of the right post on the 21st minute from the edge of the box.
France came close through Giroud on the 30th minute but his shot flew wide of the left post to miss a glorious opportunity.
Hugo lloris pulled off a great save to deny Piotr Zielinski from the middle of the post with seven minutes to end the first half.
AC Milan attacker Olivier Giroud slotted into the bottom right corner on 44th minute after Kylian Mbappe played him through inside the box.
PSG talismanic forward Kylian Mbappe completed a perfect team goal to increase France lead in the 74th with a delight finish.
Mbappe sent a precise finish inside the right corner of the post, to register his second goal of the day, after latching onto Marcus Thuram's pass inside the box in the first additional time.
Referee called for a VAR review after spotting an handball from Dayot Upamecano before Hugo lloris saved Robert Lewandowski's kick from the spot but referee called for Lewandowski to retake after noting an infringement on the 98th minute.
Lewandowski pulled one back for Poland, as he sent an unstoppable penalty kick into the bottom left corner to score this time around on the 99th minute before referee ended proceedings.
France will meet the winner between England and Senegal in the round 8.
By: Abdul Razak Salim
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