Olivier Giroud was among the scorers as France recovered from the loss of another early goal to claim a 3-2 friendly win over Chile at the Velodrome in Marseille on Tuesday (Mar 26). The Euro 2024 favourites were left reeling after conceding just eight seconds into their game against Germany in Lyon last weekend, which they went on to lose 2-0. This time they fell behind within six minutes to a Marcelino Nunez strike, but came roaring back with goals from Youssouf Fofana, Randal Kolo Muani and Giroud, before Dario Osorio grabbed a second for Chile late on.
Olivier Giroud scored the winning goal as France came from behind to beat Chile in a friendly in Marseille.
Marcelino Nunez's low effort into the bottom left corner gave the visitors a surprise sixth-minute lead. But Youssouf Fofana levelled with a deflected shot and Randal Kolo Muani headed the hosts in front, before Giroud's 57th international goal.
Dario Osorio's late effort was not enough to prevent Chile's first defeat under new coach Ricardo Gareca.
It was a welcome victory for Didier Deschamps, who saw his France side concede even earlier in Saturday's 2-0 loss at home to Germany.
The French boss named a much-changed side with captain Kylian Mbappe and midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni the only players to be retained from the weekend match.
But he will be satisfied by the way his team took control of the game after falling behind and claimed a morale-boosting success through the 37-year-old Giroud's 72nd-minute close-range strike.
