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France 5 Paraguay 0: Giroud hits hat-trick in friendly rout

Goals from Olivier Giroud, Moussa Sissoko and Antoine Griezmann gave France an emphatic 5-0 friendly win over Paraguay.

Olivier Giroud scored his first international hat-trick as France defeated Paraguay 5-0 in Friday's friendly clash at Roazhon Park in Rennes.

The Arsenal striker was at his clinical best, netting with each of his three shots on target before Moussa Sissoko and Antoine Griezmann secured a deserved win for the home side in an impressive all-round performance.

Head coach Didier Deschamps named a strong starting line-up that included Hugo Lloris, who broke Fabien Barthez's record for France appearances as a goalkeeper as he won his 88th cap.