France 4-0 Norway: Pogba and Giroud show off the power of the "Gaul Rooster"

A brace from Olivier Giroud, along with goals from Paul Pogba and Loic Remy, helped France to a resounding 4-0 victory over Norway.

France had a resounding victory over Norway

Goal:

Pogba (15'), Giroud (51', 69'), Remy (67')

The French players know that only the best performances can help them secure a place at the upcoming World Cup. Meanwhile, coach Didier Deschamps also knows that only victory can help his team have the perfect preparation for the biggest football festival on the planet in Brazil.

With the advantage of playing at home and only having to face a Norway team that was not rated too highly, the French players quickly imposed their control of the game right after the referee's opening whistle. In just the first two minutes, goalkeeper Orjan Nyland had to work very hard to block two shots from Antoine Greizmann and Olivier Giroud.

It wasn't until the 15th minute that the Stade de France crowd got a chance to celebrate a goal when Paul Pogba headed in Mathieu Valbuena's cross. The Juventus midfielder would have added another goal a few minutes later if his shot from an open position hadn't gone just wide of the post.

Despite many attacks, the French players only scored 1 goal before leaving the field for halftime. And it was not until the second half that Coach Deschamps' students showed their class. In the 51st minute, Valbuena again passed the ball to Giroud, the Arsenal striker lost a moment to control the ball before unleashing a stroke that sent the ball into the corner A, leaving goalkeeper Nyland helpless.

In the 66th minute, the duo of players who played for Newcastle last season, Mathieu Debuchy and Loic Remy, had a good combination to increase the score to 3-0. Notably, this was only Remy's first touch of the ball after coming on as a substitute for Greizmann two minutes earlier. Two minutes after Remy's goal, Valbuena completed his hat-trick of assists for Giroud to score twice in this match.

With a resounding 4-0 victory, the French team had a very impressive display of power before the 2014 World Cup began.

In other friendly matches yesterday, Atsuto Uchida's only goal helped Japan to a narrow victory over Cyprus. Moldova held Canada to a draw at home, while the UAE lost 3-4 to Armenia, with Dortmund striker Henrik Mkhitaryan also scoring for the visitors.

Starting lineup:

France:Ruffier; Evra, Koscielny, Sakho, Debuchy; Matuidi, Cabaye, Pogba; Greizmann, Valbuena, Giroud

Norway:Nyland; Linnes, Nordtviet, Hangeland, Hogli; Tettey, Daehli, Jenssen, Johansen; Joshua King, Elyounoussi.

According to Bongdaplus