Giroud’s absence of club action exposed no handicap as the Chelsea striker’s penalty made France a 1-0 gone win against Iceland to set Les Bleus nearer to next year’s European Championship battles on Friday. Football fans around the world can buy  Euro 2020 Tickets online to enjoy its outstanding performances.

Giroud, who has only played 101 minutes in the Premier League this season, converted a second-half spot-kick as injury-hit France continued second in Group H behind Turkey who beat Albania 1-0 thanks to a last-gasp Cenk Tosun goal line.

Third-placed Iceland has 12 points, Albania nine, and Andorra is second to last on three points after beating Moldova 1-0 for their first-ever Euro qualifying points.

Andorra had lost all 56 of their earlier Euro Cup qualifiers but Marc Vales ended that line by scoring with a header in the 63rd minute after Moldova had seen Radu Ginsari sent off for option up a second yellow card.

France was without the injured Kylian Mbappe, Paul Pogba and Hugo Loris and there was more bad news when N’Golo Kante picked up a muscle injury during the warm-up, leaving his place in the starting 11 to Moussa Sissoko.

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“It was a very hard game but we ground complete and Olivier’s goal did the job,” said forward Griezmann. We had several chances to add to our goal and it would have been nice because they are dangerous on set pieces,” said coach Didier Deschamps.

Both teams wriggled to create chances in a poor first half as Les Bleus unsuccessful to supply Griezmann, who had the best opportunity with a choked shot on the turn three minutes from the break.

The game turned France’s way when Griezmann was brought down in the area by Ari Skulason, with Giroud sending Hannes Halldorsson the wrong way from the spot to score in the 66th minute.

With 37 international goals, Giroud is now four goals shy of Michel Platini’s tally of 41, with only Thierry Henry having scored more for France (51).

France came close to doubling the tally when Blaise Matuidi’s low shot hit the post but Deschamps’s team remained under threat until the final whistle.

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