And 6! France enjoyed a splendid evening in a friendly match at the Parc des Princes, PSG’s home ground, against Australia, as reported live by Africa Top Sports.
The Blues hadn’t played on this pitch for 17 years, not since the inauguration of the Stade De France, which brought them immense luck in 1998 with a 3-0 victory in the World Cup final against Brazil.
France opened the scoring in the eighth minute with a goal from Franck Ribéry from the penalty spot.
Olivier Giroud added a second goal in the 16th minute, followed by another in the 29th minute.
The Blues further extended their lead two minutes later, in the 29th minute, courtesy of Y. Cabay.
The second half started well with a fifth goal in the 47th minute by M. Debuchy and a sixth in the 51st minute! A miraculous moment as Karim Benzema ended a 15-match goal drought with the French football team!!!
Relieved, Benzema shared his thoughts with France Football:
- “It’s a great victory in style. It’s been a long time since we scored six goals. This evening, there was everything: the manner, the desire…
- I’m very happy, but it’s not just my goal. We have to talk about the match, the show. It was 6-0. It’s thanks to a whole collective.
- Whistles are like that, don’t worry. I was expected so it makes sense. After my goal, the supporters were behind me. It’s nice.
- As I said before, it’s part of a career. I knew it wasn’t going to last 10 years. Once again, the most important thing is the team, not me.”
