By James Anthony, The Sight News
France 2-0 Ireland: Giroud equals Zidane’s scoring record for Les Bleus with 31 goals
Olivier Giroud and Nabil Fekir found the net as France beat Republic of Ireland 2-0 in a pre-World Cup friendly.
2018 Friendlies
Match Events
40′ GOAL! France 1-0 Ireland (Giroud)
Goal! France have got their heads in front, thanks to a Olivier Giroud’s strike.That’s a fine assist from Nabil Fekir.
43′ GOAL! France 2-0 Ireland (Fekir)
Nabil Fekir puts the ball in the net and the home team extend their lead. The score-line now reads 2-0.
France kicked off their run of World Cup warm-up fixtures with a show of dominance in a 2-0 victory over Republic of Ireland in Paris on Monday.
Olivier Giroud and Nabil Fekir scored,as the hosts eased to a comfortable win in their first match since Didier Deschamps named his 23-man squad for Russia.
Giroud’s 40th-minute opener came after France had completely controlled the early stages, before a mistake by goalkeeper Colin Doyle played a part in Nabil Fekir’s second.
Line-ups
France XI: Blaise Matuidi, Steve Mandanda, Adil Rami, Steven N’Zonzi, Olivier Giroud, Djibril Sidibe, Samuel Umtiti, Benjamin Mendy, Nabil Fekir, Corentin Tolisso, Kylian Mbappé
Subs: Hugo Lloris, Antoine Griezmann, Alphonse Areola, Paul Pogba, Florian Thauvin, Thomas Lemar, N’Golo Kanté, Presnel Kimpembe, Lucas Hernández, Ousmane Dembélé, Benjamin Pavard
Republic of Ireland XI: Shane Long, Seamus Coleman, Jonathan Walters, Colin Doyle, James McClean, Kevin Long, Shane Duffy, Derrick Williams, Callum O’Dowda, Alan Browne, Declan Rice
Subs: S. Supple, Shaun Williams, David Meyler, Harry Arter, Alan Judge, Enda Stevens, Greg Cunningham, Daryl Horgan, John Egan, D. Lenihan, Matt Doherty, G. Burke, Conor O’Malley
