Claim: Olivier Giroud represented the blue, white, and red Les Bleus French national football team for eight years and scored a total of 44 goals, but he scored none at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Evidence: He scored the opening goal of the match in the 17th minute to record his first FIFA World Cup goal and the 100th at the tournament in the French national team's history, as Les Bleus ran out 5–2 winners to qualify for the knockout stage. 2014 FIFA World Cup 1–0 France 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 2015 2017 2019 2018 2020 On 13 May 2014, Giroud was named in Didier Deschamps' squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.