Deschamps made Giroud captain for his 100th appearance and in return the Chelsea forward scored a first-half brace that left him on 42 international goals, just nine short of Thiery Henry on 51
France striker Olivier Giroud is ecstatic after scoring against Ukraine on Wednesday. Pic/AFP
France's 7-1 thrashing of Ukraine was the pick of the European friendlies on Wednesday as Spain clung on for a draw in Lisbon and Turkey saved pride with a late goal against Germany in Cologne. Teenager Eduardo Camavinga and veteran Olivier Giroud inflicting much of the damage on COVID-19 hit Ukraine. Camavinga, 17, become the youngest man to score for France in over a century with an audacious overhead flick for the ninth minute opener.
Deschamps made Giroud captain for his 100th appearance and in return the Chelsea forward scored a first-half brace that left him on 42 international goals, just nine short of Thiery Henry on 51.
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Ron off target for Portugal
Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo and Renato Sanchez both struck the woodwork for Portugal in a goalless draw against Spain. Meanwhile, Germany coach Joachim Loew bemoaned his side's inability to hold on to a lead after they conceded a last-gasp equaliser in a 3-3 draw against Turkey.
Italy maul Moldova 6-0 Veteran striker Francesco Caputo scored on his Italy debut with Stephan El Shaarawy adding a brace as an experimental Azzurri side crushed Moldova 6-0.
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