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Internationals: Giroud and Koscielny

We had a second batch of players in international action on Friday night - with Laurent Koscielny and Olivier Giroud among them.

Scroll down to find out how they performed:

Olivier Giroud became the first man to score a hat-trick for France since 2000, before being substituted in the 73rd minute as France won 5-0 against Paraguay. Laurent Koscielny played the full 90 minutes.

The Arsenal forward turned home from close range with his left foot to open the scoring, before heading in a Dimitri Payet cross to make it 2-0. Giroud completed a perfect hat-trick in the 69th minute by firing home from a Lucas Digne cross with his right foot. Moussa Sissoko and Antoine Griezmann rounded off the scoring.

Giroud has now scored 16 times in his last 16 starts for his national team.

 

Olivier Giroud celebrates scoring against Paraguay

Olivier Giroud celebrates scoring against Paraguay