Chelsea Striker On Target For France vs Moldova

Chelsea Striker Olivier Giroud was amongst the goals as world champions France got their Euro 2020 campaign to a winning start.

Giroud and France started their campaign in Group B of the Euro 2020 qualifiers with a thumping 4-1 win over hosts Moldova.

Two goals within three first half minutes from Antoine Griezmann and Raphael Varane gave the visitors a 2-0 lead before former Arsenal striker Giroud added a third goal for the French team in the 36th minute.

It was a significant goal for Olivier Giroud who has now scored 34 goals in 88 appearances to move into joint third on the all-time French national team goalscorers’ chart alongside David Trezeguet.

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Only Mitchel Platini (41) and Thierry Henry (51) have scored more for France than Giroud.

Paris Saint Germain (PSG) forward Kylian Mbappe added a fourth goal for Les Blues with three minutes left on the clock before Moldova got their consolation goal through Vladimir Ambros two minutes later.

In the other Group H games, AC Milan midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu scored one of the goals as Turkey beat Albania 2-0 away from home while the same scoreline was recorded with Iceland securing a 2-0 win over hosts Andorra.

France are the early pacesetters in Group H as expected following their convincing win over the Moldovans.