Football: Giroud double helps France sink Scotland
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Giroud celebrates his goal during the friendly football match between France and Scotland.
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METZ, France (AFP) - Olivier Giroud scored twice as France thumped Scotland 3-0 on Saturday in their final warm-up match ahead of next week's Euro 2016 opener against Romania at the Stade de France.
Arsenal striker Giroud cleverly flicked home a Bacary Sagna cross to fire France into an eighth-minute lead in Metz, and he added a second on 35 minutes after David Marshall could only parry a crisp low drive from Dimitri Payet.
Laurent Koscielny turned in a third from a corner shortly after, while Paul Pogba nearly added a fourth when his second-half free-kick smacked against the post.
Hosts France kick off the European Championship on Friday against Romania, with Didier Deschamps' side also facing tournament debutants Albania and Switzerland in Group A.
