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France's all-time leading goalscorer Olivier Giroud speaks to Mark Chapman about winning the World Cup in 2018, Didier Deschamps and what Kylian Mbappe is like as a person amongst the French squad. On winning the World Cup, he talks about playing a selfless role in the team and not getting on the scoresheet at the tournament. He also reflects on his time at Arsenal and the amount of respect he has for Arsene Wenger, and how he knew Mikel Arteta would go onto become a manager. 0’15 - Is it strange watching the World Cup and not being there? 1’17 - Could he still play international football if he wanted to? 3’00 - How he told his friends he would win the World Cup one day 4’50 - What it was like meeting his heroes from France ’98 and respect for Didier Deschamps 7’30 - How he looks back on 2018 World Cup win and comeback against Argentina 9’50 - His ‘selfless’ role at 2018 World Cup and not scoring 15’15 - Relationship with Mbappe and that famous picture from 2022 against Poland 16’01 - What Mbappe is like as a person & France’s front line at the World Cup 17’40 - Arsene Wenger and Arsenal not winning the title his only career regret 20’39 - Mikel Arteta was a leader and was the link between Wenger and players 22’17 - How honest Arsene Wenger was in his move from Arsenal to Chelsea 25’50 - Does he marvel at current strikers and the amount of goals they score? 26’20 - Will Deschamps get the send off he deserves? 28’26 - Zidane to take over?
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