Al Khor, Qatar ¨C Olivier Giroud sent France into a World Cup semifinal with Morocco as his late header after Aurelien Tchouameni¡¯s opener clinched a gutsy 2-1 win over England on Saturday, with Harry Kane blazing a penalty over the bar six minutes from full time.
Giroud did not manage a shot on target in the entire tournament as France won the title four years ago, but in Qatar he now has four goals and has become his country¡¯s record goalscorer along the way.
France is now one win away from becoming the first back-to-back finalist since Brazil in 2002, and two from being the third team to retain the trophy after Brazil in 1962 and Italy in 1938.
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