Many times asked about the question, Olivier Giroud is also at your disposal to come back to the idea
French teamthe place is said to be relaxed according to the younger generation. Since July 9, 2024 and the defeat of the Blues in the semi-final of the Euro against Spain (2-1), interest has no longer worn the tricolor tunic.

“ I don’t have the will to come back. I read a great tribute, I looked around the page », he whispers on board this Thursday evening again on the airwaves of RMC. However, by scratching a little, the old Gunner still vibrates confidently for the rooster’s beaten jersey. “ There would have to be a real massacre to call me back. Now for a match or a gathering, if there is a need to help out, it is not my style to refuse a selection… To be of service, I could do it », he finally admitted.

The 2026 World Cup, “we’ll see”

Is the 2026 World Cup a horizon for him? “ We can discuss, we’ll see but we’re not there yet
», he tempers, lucidly. He has a motive for his ex-teammate Kylian Mbappé, who has 52 goals for the long-distance selection and has a national record of 57 goals. “ Obviously he’s going to beat me, Olivier Giroud’s youth. It’s a series. He still has at least five, six, seven years in the French team. I can’t wait to get to 100 but! »

In Lille for the season and at the end of the contrast next June, the one who celebrated his 39th birthday on September 30 is not making plans for the coming beyond this financial year. “ I’m focusing on this year, so it’s going well and we’ll do the accounts at the end “, he confides. For sure, Losc in any case should be his last club. “ Absolutely, most certainly », Declares the 2018 world champion.