{"id":1256185,"date":"2022-11-22T23:01:40","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T23:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/22\/mbappe-giroud-combine-as-france-put-four\/"},"modified":"2022-11-22T23:01:40","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T23:01:40","slug":"mbappe-giroud-combine-as-france-put-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/22\/mbappe-giroud-combine-as-france-put-four\/","title":{"rendered":"Mbappe &#038; Giroud combine as France put four"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/3495198-71251128-2560-1440-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Goals from Olivier Giroud \u2013 who got two and equalled Thierry Henry\u2019s French scoring record \u2013 Adrien Rabiot and Kylian Mbappe brought the holders from behind to beat Australia in another extremely enjoyable match.\" title=\"Goals from Olivier Giroud \u2013 who got two and equalled Thierry Henry\u2019s French scoring record \u2013 Adrien Rabiot and Kylian Mbappe brought the holders from behind to beat Australia in another extremely enjoyable match.\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goals from Olivier Giroud \u2013 who got two and equalled Thierry Henry\u2019s French scoring record \u2013 Adrien Rabiot and Kylian Mbappe brought the holders from behind to beat Australia in another extremely enjoyable match.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Goals from Olivier Giroud \u2013 who got two and equalled Thierry Henry\u2019s French scoring record \u2013 Adrien Rabiot and Kylian Mbappe brought the holders from behind to beat Australia in another extremely enjoyable match.<\/p>\n<p>They take control of Group C following Denmark\u2019s draw with Tunisia earlier in the day, and will not surrender their title easily.<\/p>\n<p>Australia took a shock lead on nine minutes, Craig Goodwin finishing well after great work by Harry Souttar and Matt Leckie. But inspired by the irrepressible Kylian Mbappe, France came back hard, and two goals in five minutes, from Rabiot and Giroud, gave them a half-time lead.<\/p>\n<p>Things were slow after the break, France conserving energy and protecting the lead while Australia looked to hang on in the game.<\/p>\n<p>But just after the hour, France exploded again to finish the contest, fine goals by Mbappe and Giroud underlining the extent of their superiority and reminding the world that, for all their faults, their title won\u2019t be relinquished without a fight.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"UfItjma9Z1I\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Qatar 2022: Anthony Baffoe content with Balck Stars\u2019 training ahead of Portugal clash (22-11-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UfItjma9Z1I?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goals from Olivier Giroud \u2013 who got two and equalled Thierry Henry\u2019s French scoring record \u2013 Adrien Rabiot and Kylian Mbappe brought the holders from behind to beat Australia in another extremely enjoyable match. 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