Alexandre Lacazette scored his first international goal as France beat Denmark 2-0 in a friendly match on Sunday . Three days after slumping to its first defeat since last year 's World Cup in a 3-1 loss to Brazil , the 2016 European Championship host recovered with a convincing display of attacking football . Although the hosts were less fluid in the second half and allowed Denmark more ball possession , the French were never seriously troubled . Olivier Giroud ( right ) was on target as France defeated Denmark 2-0 in their international friendly . The Arsenal forward ( right ) is congratulated by team-mates after doubling France 's first-half lead . Lyon forward Alexandre Lacazette ( right ) reacts with Morgan Schneiderlin after opening the scoring for France . FRANCE : Ruffier , Tremoulinas , Koscielny , Varane , Jallet , Kondogbia , Schneiderlin ( Valbuena ) , Griezmann ( Fekir ) , Payet ( Pogba ) , Lacazette ( Matuidi ) , Giroud . Goals : Lacazette 14 ' , Giroud 38 . DENMARK : Schmeichel , Wass , Kjaer , Sviatchenko ( Hansen ) , Boilesen , Jacobsen , Kvist ( Delaney ) , Krohn-Dehli , Eriksen ( Schone ) , Bendtner , Vibe ( Jorgensen ) Lacazette scored from a rebound in the 14th minute with a powerful shot after Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel parried Antoine Griezmann 's effort . Arsenal forward Olivier Giroud then doubled the hosts ' lead with a shot under Schmeichel from Geoffrey Kondogbia 's through ball . Denmark striker Nicklas Bendtner hit the post with a header just before the interval and the visitors had a couple of chances denied by France keeper Stephane Ruffier in the second half . 'We did better during the first half , but it 's logical with all the changes we made , ' said France coach Didier Deschamps . France forward Antoine Griezmann ( left ) comes close to scoring before being denied by Kasper Schmeichel . Lacazette ( centre ) gets a shot away in between Denmark defenders Nicolai Boilesen and Simon Kjaer ( right ) Lacazette watches as his shot sails into the net after Schmeichel could only parry Griezmann 's shot . Lacazette wheels away in celebration after netting the opener from Schmeichel 's parried save . France manager Didier Deschamps ( right ) does n't look too impressed despite his side taking the lead . The Lyon star races away to celebrate handing his side the lead against Denmark in St Etienne . France enjoyed most of the possession in a lively first half , with Dimitri Payet adding pace and creativity in midfield . After earning his sixth cap , Lacazette and his Lyon teammate Christophe Jallet were jeered by sections of Saint-Etienne fans , whose club is involved in a fierce local rivalry with Lyon . But Lacazette 's goal silenced them and the whistles stopped . The bulky forward had another chance 10 minutes later but the French league 's leading scorer saw his 20-meter shot pushed out for a corner by Schmeichel . The Danish keeper looked well beaten in the next minute when Payet 's angled shot ended just a few inches wide of the top corner . Chelsea target Raphael Varane ( right ) wins an aerial duel with Denmark defenders . French midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia ( left ) battles for the ball before supplying the pass for Giroud 's goal . Giroud embraces team-mate Kondogbia after his pass set the Arsenal striker up to score France 's second . Giroud celebrates his goal that follows a rich vein of scoring form in the Premier League . Giroud made it 2-0 in the 38th minute following a devastating run from Kondogbia , who beat the Danish defense before releasing the Arsenal striker . The Danes could not find the momentum that helped them to a 3-2 win over the United States midweek and their only chance of the half came when Michael Krohn-Dehli sent in a cross for Bendtner , whose header hit the base of post . The French were less dominant in the second half and their penalty claims were waived away after Lacazette took a tumble in the area between two Danish players . Saint-Etienne keeper Stephane Ruffier enjoyed a quiet evening but made two decisive saves after the hour-mark , denying Christian Eriksen 's shot and another effort from Bendtner when the visitors enjoyed a spell of dominance . Les Bleus forward Griezmann vies for the ball with Denmark defender William Kvist ( right ) Tottenham playmaker Christian Eriksen ( centre ) takes on Arsenal 's Laurent Koscielny ( left ) Giroud takes the ball down on his chest amid attention from Kjaer ( right ) and Erik Sviatchenko . Southampton anchorman Schneiderlin harries former Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner ( right ) Giroud gets his head to the ball as the France striker searches for a second goal .
France hosted Denmark in a second friendly during the international break . Lyon forward Alexandre Lacazette opened the scoring after 14minutes . In-form Eriksen striker Olivier Giroud completed victory with a neat finish .