Olivier Giroud opened his account with the French team on February 29, 2012 in Bremen, Germany. The combined injuries to Loïc Rémy and Karim Benzema redistribute the offensive cards and place Olivier Giroud at the forefront.

At the age of 25, the Isérois benefits from a limited international experience where his baptism of fire, which took place on November 11, 2011 against the United States (1-0), was just "expanded" by 19 short minutes in front of Belgium.