Soccer Football - International Friendly - France vs Republic of Ireland - Stade de France, Paris, France - May 28, 2018 France’s Olivier Giroud celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Charles Platiau
PARIS (Reuters) - France started their preparations for the World Cup with a solid 2-0 friendly win over Ireland on Monday as Olivier Giroud scored a landmark goal.
Giroud netted the opener to join Zinedine Zidane as France's fourth highest all-time leading goalscorer and Nabil Fekir claimed the second before the break as Les Bleus kept their first clean sheet in four games.
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