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Chapter 1: Is it strange watching the World Cup and not being there?
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Chapter 2: Could Olivier Giroud still play international football if he wanted to?
At the FIBA World Cup 2026, the Football Daily Podcast with Mark Chapman.
Hello, welcome to the Football Daily Pod, a special episode for you today as I'm with France's all-time top goalscorer, Olivier Giroud. Olivier, thank you very much for joining us.
Chapter 3: What was it like for Giroud to meet his heroes from France '98?
My pleasure. Is it strange watching a World Cup and not being involved? For the first time since a long time, yes.
Chapter 4: How does Giroud reflect on the 2018 World Cup win?
I have to be honest, it's a bit weird. It's a weird feeling.
Chapter 5: What was Giroud's selfless role during the 2018 World Cup?
I'm the first supporter now of the national team. But you know what? I have no regrets because I have done my time with the national team. I felt like I was really lucky to win that World Cup, to play three finals. And now I just, you know, retired and leave the space for the youngsters.
they have a great generation and as I said my kids and myself we will cheer up for them Do you think you could if you wanted to because you're still playing club football and you've signed for another year at Lille could you still play international football if you wanted to?
Chapter 6: What is Olivier Giroud's relationship with Kylian Mbappe?
Well, it's a question you should ask the manager. But I feel good.
Chapter 7: What regrets does Giroud have about his time at Arsenal?
You know what? I feel good. That's why I carry on my career. And I always say that as long as my body allows me to play, if I'm ready mentally,
because the body is one thing some of the players they stop their career because of I was speaking with Micah his knee didn't allow him to carry on but if the body is right you know you're feeling good you also need that motivation determination to carry on you know to to always get out of your comfort zone because it's a lot of sacrifices.
It's very demanding, the high level and international level even more. But yeah, why not? If Deschamps asked me to play one more game, I can try.
Chapter 8: Will Didier Deschamps receive the send-off he deserves?
But, you know, I don't feel a massive difference between two years ago when I retired after the Euros Cup and now. Of course, you know, I'm turning 40 in September and... Still running a lot on the pitch and feeling well, but can I be ready for the best level, like international level? I don't know, to be honest.
We'll talk about your career and certainly winning the World Cup and everything to do with France. If I take you back to the 11-year-old who watched France win the World Cup in 1998, which was a huge moment for the country, wasn't it? You said that day, didn't you, that you would play in the World Cup for France? So the story is when I was 11, I was watching it with my friends.
It was crazy in France. It was like all the people went in the street celebrating this victory to Brazil, 3-0. Can you imagine that at home? So yeah, the country, the entire country was on fire. And I said to my friend, one year I will win the World Cup. But I believe a lot of young kids. So yeah, my friend remind me this day before the night, before the final.
And I felt like it was so cute, you know? And yeah, I said, you're right. Now I need to, I need to honor my promise. So in 2018, the day before the final on the 14th of July, he sent me a text and told me, don't remember, you said you're going to win it. And he didn't even mention it, the whole competition.
And yeah, I felt like it was, yeah, I don't know, not destiny, but I felt like, give me some confidence. When you then came across, and let's not forget, Didier Deschamps was then your manager, but he was a hugely important part of 98. And that French team Zidane is obviously with iconic figures in world football, not just French football.
When you then met them for the first time, did you go back to being that 11-year-old boy seeing your heroes or was it more professional? When I met Deschamps? Yeah. Well, I played against him when he was a Marseille manager. When he was Marseille manager, I think we won the league with Montpellier in 2012. We lost the final to Marseille also in 2011, the League Cup final in Stade de France.
So yeah, I had two good years in Montpellier and I think he knew me from that period. But yeah, so much respect for Didier Deschamps. He did win everything and he's got that aura, you know, in France and he's one of the main man of the national team. Yeah, I felt like when I first arrived in national team, it was Laurent Blanc. Laurent Blanc was also called the President.
Don't ask me why, I don't remember, but, you know, big personality, charismatic person. Yeah, charismatic person.
yeah yeah and uh so i was uh really proud and when didier deschamps arrived i was telling myself wow you're lucky because you are laurent blanc and now you have deschamps so two big names of the the national team france 98 so i met zidane obviously a few times but didn't get to know him really well maybe it will be the next one.
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