A player with little chance of participating in the World Cup turns into a historical legend

Striker Olivier Giroud was able to weave his story with determination and in an atypical way to defy all the difficulties and challenges he faced in his career and become on the verge of entering history, as it suffices him to score one goal against Poland on Sunday in the 2022 World Cup final, to become the record scorer for the French national team.


At the age of thirty-six, the veteran striker needs only one goal to overtake striker Thierry Henry Winfred in first place at the top of the historic scorers for his country (the two players are equal with 51 goals), after his brace, in the opening match against Australia (4-1), as only before A few months ago, specifically last September, Jiro thought that his participation in the World Cup in Qatar was out of reach.


A year ago, coach Didier Deschamps wouldn't have called him up as long as Karim Benzema was there.

But the AC Milan striker made himself a permanent option, and once again won his place.

Then Benzema's injury and his absence from the World Cup in Qatar led to his grabbing a key position.


And in the event that it is impossible for Jiro to skip Henry, he will feel remorse because other players are getting closer little by little, such as his current colleague Antoine Griezmann (42 goals) and young star Kylian Mbappe, who is advancing in a missile way (31 goals), so the matter is an irreplaceable reward for Jiro for an amazing journey. Full of pitfalls and challenges.


From Grenoble Foot 38, the club in which he was founded, to the Education City stadium in Doha, Giroud wrote his story with flexibility, fulfilling his dreams.


"I've always built myself in adversity," Giroud said in a 2020 interview with BN Sports. "It's kind of like the story of my career."


He continued, "There are times when I would have preferred it to be easier, but you have to believe that the difficulty keeps me going."


Born in Chambery, Giroud shone later than the stars of the French national team usually: after Grenoble, Istres and Tours, he finally reached Ligue 1 at the age of 23 through Montpellier.

The doors of the French national team were opened for the Giro in November 2011, when he was 25 years old.


A few months later, another dream came true, with a move to the English Premier League.

In five-and-a-half years at Arsenal, the French "gunners" have revealed their identity.


At the same time, he became the main man for Deschamps, alongside Benzema, and then without him once the Real Madrid player was absent.


Sometimes, the fans hold him responsible for Benzema not reaching the opponent's net, in a completely "unfair" way, according to Deschamps.


Between heavy and empty periods, as was the case in the 2018 World Cup that France won, Giroud finds the answer to everything.

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