Olivier Giroud: France fought tooth and nail to beat England
France star, Olivier Giroud says the win against England in the World Cup quarter-final reminded him of the game against Belgium four years ago.
earned a 2-1 victory against
Englandon Saturday to secure a place in Wednesday's semi-final against Morocco.
Aurelien Tchouameni put France ahead in the 17th minute but Harry Kane equalized with a 54th-minute penalty. Olivier Giroud scored another goal for France in the 78th minute. Kane had the chance to score the second goal for England in the 84th minute from the penalty spot but he sent his spot-kick over the bar.
"The match tonight reminded of the match against Belgium in 2018,"
Giroud told a news conference.
"We fought tooth and nail.
"They came back into the match, started to believe, but we showed we could be dangerous on the counter-attack.
"We were a bit lucky because Kane misses the penalty, but we gave our all and fought tooth and nail. It reminds me of the mentality of 2018. This group deserves to get there."
Giroud equalled and passed Thierry Henry's France goals record in the last round against Poland but said his goal against England felt better.
"All goals are important,"
he added.
"The fact is I went ahead of Thierry Henry with the 52nd, but this 53rd is perhaps even better.
"A minute before, I had a chance and I could have scored. I thought I might get another chance, and it was unbelievable to score."
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