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Olivier Giroud with the Blues at the World Cup: behind the scenes of a turnaround in five acts

2022-11-10T11:03:35.209Z


DECRYPTION – Logic on Wednesday evening, the presence of Olivier Giroud in the France group for the World Cup was however not so clear in recent months.


Olivier Giroud will play, barring last-minute injury, his third and probably final World Cup in Qatar.

A situation that seems obvious to all followers, as the second top scorer (114 caps, 49 goals) in the history of the Blues has done the job in recent months.

whether with AC Milan or when he was called up to the France team after being sidelined following the failed Euro of the world champions.

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A choice that flows naturally today, but not so long ago, everything was not so clear.

And it took discussions, observations, questioning or clarification, between all the interlocutors, for the 36-year-old striker to validate his ticket for Doha.

A look back at five decisive moments.

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September 2021: Deschamps sidelined and appealed to Giroud

In September 2021, after the failed Euro for the France team, Olivier Giroud was the only executive to be sidelined.

For his little sentence towards Kylian Mbappé and his role deemed questionable in the life of the group of…

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Source: lefigaro

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