KJÆR AND THIAW START, GIROUD SCORES FOR FRANCE

Olivier Giroud kept up his goalscoring form and got on the scoresheet in international football. The Rossoneri's striker opened the scoring with a deft header as France beat Gibraltar 3-0 in EURO 2024 qualifying. In the same game, which saw Les Bleus claim top spot in Group B, Theo Hérnandez played and put in his usual lively performance down the flank; Maignan was not involved. Pierre Kalulu also played for France, though for the Under-21s; he started at right back in their 1-0 win over Mexico in a friendly.

Malick Thiaw and Simon Kjær also played yesterday, Friday 16 June. The former made his debut for Germany: he put in a convincing performance over 87 minutes at the heart of Hansi Flick's defence in a friendly against Poland. The Poles ran out 1-0 winners but young Malick starred, shutting down the energy of the hosts' forwards. Simon, meanwhile, captained Denmark to a 1-0 win over Northern Ireland to go into first in Group H of EURO 2024 qualifying.

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