Olivier Giroud's brother, Romain Giroud, has spoken to L'Equipe about his brother who has become France's all-time leading goal scorer. Here are his words:
"He's been in the balance for the last few months, but Olivier has never lost the motivation to return to the France squad. He has always believed in it and has done everything necessary to be in Qatar. He never had a vengeful mentality. He didn't want to come back to equal or break this record. He wanted to come back for his third World Cup, to have an experience with this group. Above all, think about the team."
On the record of Olivier Giroud, who now has 52 goals, surpassing Thierry Henry (51):
"He never dreamed of this record, he didn't even consider it in the beginning. His dream was to be part of the French team and win titles with 'Les Bleus'."
Romain Giroud on his relationship with his brother, Olivier:
"He grew up with older brothers and when he played football with us, he raised the bar. He always wanted to be on par with us to compete with us. And we lived together! This context has helped create a winning culture. He has this ability to seize and provoke opportunities. He is the soul of a striker, of scoring goals."
