With his 35th goal in the selection on Monday night against Iceland, Olivier Giroud became the third top scorer in the history of the French team, ahead of David Trezeguet.
Olivier Giroud, author of his 35th goal with the France team Monday against Iceland, now occupies only the third place in the ranking of the best markers among the Blues, ahead of David Trezeguet.
And now, Platini? The Chelsea striker, tied with "Trezegoal" since his goal against Moldova on Friday in qualifying for the Euro-2020, now targets the 41 goals of Michel Platini, second best scorer tricolor behind Thierry Henry (51 goals).
The best scorers in history in France team:
1. Thierry Henry: 51 goals, from 1997 to 2010
2. Michel Platini: 41 goals, from 1976 to 1986
3. Olivier Giroud: 35 goals, since 2011
4. David Trezeguet: 34 goals, from 1998 to 2008
5. Zinédine Zidane: 31 goals, from 1994 to 2006
6. Just Fontaine: 30 goals, from 1953 to 1960
. Jean-Pierre Papin: 30 goals, from 1986 to 1994
8. Yuri Djorkaeff: 28 goals, from 1994 to 2002
9. Antoine Griezmann: 27 goals since 2014
. Karim Benzema: 27 goals, from 2007 to 2015