The Chelsea forward ended his run of games without a goal for Les Bleus, having failed to find the net during their run to the World Cup trophy
Didier Deschamps hailed Olivier Giroud for ending his international goal drought and securing a 2-1 Nations League win for France over Netherlands.
Giroud went through the entirety of Les Bleus' triumphant 2018 World Cup campaign without finding the net but the Chelsea striker was on hand to net a 74th-minute winner in Paris after Ryan Babel cancelled out Kylian Mbappe's early opener on Sunday.
The 31-year-old Giroud is now France's fourth-highest scorer in history, with 32 to his name, and Deschamps warmly praised a selfless performer.