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Chelsea striker Giroud plays down chances of breaking Henry's France scoring record

Olivier Giroud has played down his chances of breaking Thierry Henry's France scoring record.

The Chelsea striker scored twice in a friendly win over Ukraine, taking his tally to 42 international goals and passing France legend Michel Platini.

Arsenal legend Henry is the all-time record holder with 51 goals, but Giroud says it won't be easy to catch.

"Huge pride, it's a great honour, I'm very happy that it turned out that way," Giroud said.

"It was going to be emotional. I'm very happy for the team, we showed great things."

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