Striker of the French national team Olivier Giroux shared his expectations from the World Cup.
June 16 in Group C, the French national team will meet with the Australian national team. Also the French will play with the national teams of Peru and Denmark.
"The defeat on Euro-2016 was very painful. We were confident that we will win the Portuguese national team in the final, especially in connection with the fact that we hosted the championship, but we were not lucky ", - quotes Zhiru official site Chelsea.
"This experience has allowed us to become stronger and grow up, we have become wiser, but we can not look back. It was difficult, but I think that this time we will be stronger. Our team has experienced players and young people, and although I believe that we are currently outsiders in the fight for the trophy compared to some teams, I believe we have a great chance to show that the French team can claim the title. We fly to Russia with the intention to demonstrate this, like all the teams ".
"I always proudly represent my country, I'm always happy to put on the uniform of the national team. It seems to me, for me it is still a great joy, because I made my debut for the team already in quite mature age, and for this I had to work hard ".
"I have not played for the national team in 19-20 years, like some, but I know where I started, and I believe that one of my strengths is my attitude to win, I never give up and do not give up goals, and I set myself the goal of playing at the World Cup for the French national team. I'm already looking forward to when the matches begin, and I want my family and my friends to follow my game ".
"I like the World Cup, and I've always watched matches of this tournament when I grew up. The first championship I saw was in the USA in 1994, when the Brazilian national team beat the Italian team. I remember how Roberto Baggio missed from the penalty spot, he then broke above the crossbar. I was very upset at the time, because I really liked this football player.
But that's when I got addicted to the World Cup matches, and when I was in the tournament in France in 1998, I watched all the matches. I was 11 years old, and I always wore blue when I watched matches. It was a terrific tournament, the whole of France was rooting for the team. Now, 20 years later, I want to experience it myself with my teammates. I hope we can repeat what they did ".
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