Giroud hat-trick lifts France past Paraguay
Reuters / Stephane Mahe
Rennes - An Olivier Giroud hat-trick helped France brush aside Paraguay 5-0 in an international friendly at Rennes on Friday.
The Arsenal striker became the first France international to score a treble since David Trezeguet achieved the feat in 2000.
He opened the scoring for Didier Deschamps's team in the sixth minute, doubling up in the 13th and getting his hat-trick and his 16th international goal in as many games in the 69th minute.
The scoring was completed by Tottenham's Moussa Sissoko and Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann to give France the perfect confidence booster ahead of the 2018 World Cup qualifier against Sweden in Stockholm on June 9.
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