Olivier Giroud became France’s all-time men’s top scorer as the World Cup holders beat Poland to reach the quarter-finals.
The AC Milan striker scored his 52nd goal for France to overtake the great Thierry Henry to take the country’s all-time record.
The historic goal came on the stroke of half-time when Giroud controlled Kylian Mbappe’s pass before turning it into the net and out of Wojciech Szczesny’s reach.
But after providing the assist for the first goal, the brilliant Mbappe turned on the style in the second half by scoring two stunning strikes.
He hit a powerful first-time drive into the roof of the net from 16 yards and headed home a superb second in injury time to lead the Golden Boot race with five goals.
Didier Deschamps’ side were left frustrated until the opener and could well have gone behind.
Poland got off to the best start in the first half when the ball fell to Piotr Zielinski in the middle of the penalty area, but his strike was straight at Hugo Lloris.
Robert Lewandowski managed a consolation for Poles, rolling in a penalty with the last kick of the game.
France will face England in the quarter-finals on Saturday 10 December (19:00 GMT) after England beat Senegal 3-0.
Giroud and Mbappe set new records
Followers of Premier League football may have thought Giroud was past his prime when he left England after 10 seasons with Arsenal and Chelsea to join Milan.
But the 36-year-old scored 14 goals in all competitions last term as he helped the Rossoneri claim their first Serie A title in 11 years.
On his 117th cap, Giroud was desperately searching for that record goal against Poland, smiling and nodding whenever he got the chance.
He had a great chance when Ousmane Dembele cut back across goal but he couldn’t get enough contact on the ball and put it wide.
He was presented with another big moment on 44 minutes, and this time he converted before all his team-mates came into the crowd in celebration.
France will see another national record broken if captain Lloris is in line to win a 143rd cap in the quarter-finals, surpassing legendary defender Lillian Thuram.
But it was Poland who had their goalkeeper Szczesny to thank for a one-goal deficit at the break. The Juventus stopper dealt with Chomeini’s low-drilled strike from range, Dembele’s effort after a weaving run and Jules Conde’s shot from a narrow angle.
However, Szczesny was unable to stop Mbappe breaking another record as he surpassed Pele’s tally of seven World Cup goals before the age of 24. Goals from similar positions in the penalty area took his World Cup tally to nine in 11 matches.
He has scored 16 goals in his last 14 games for France and a total of 33 goals in 63 matches.
Barcelona striker Lewandowski barely had a sniff, but stroked home a 99th-minute consolation from the penalty spot – after Lloris was too quick off his line to save the first attempt. Poland are now winless in their last eight meetings against France.
