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FIFA World Cup: <\/strong>France striker Olivier Giroud is likely to be the centre of attention when France face Denmark in a Group D match on Saturday looking to book their passage into the tournament's last 16.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Giroud now has 51 goals for his country and another will see him overtake Thierry Henry as France's all-time top scorer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The big striker scored twice as France kicked off their World Cup title defense with a comfortable 4-1 win against Australia, becoming the first reigning champions to begin the following tournament with a win since Brazil in 2006.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

That win, coupled with the 0-0 draw between Denmark and Tunisia, means another French triumph in Stadium 974 will see them into the next round.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The Australia game saw another addition to France's long injury list, with Lucas Hernandez suffering a season-ending cruciate ligament injury in the opening minutes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Lucas joins an injury list containing Karim Benzema, Paul Pogba, N'Golo Kante and Christopher Nkunku, who were ruled out of the tournament before kick-off. His brother Theo, who replaced him on Tuesday, will step into the side.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Theo is more attack-minded than Lucas and formed a dangerous pairing with Kylian Mbappe, who tends to drop towards the left of the French attack to try and create space.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Ousmane Dembele will continue on the right for France and that sets up an interesting duel with FC Barcelona teammate Andreas Christensen, who played for the Danes in the 0-0 draw against Tunisia that opened their campaign.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Christensen also shared a dressing room with Giroud at Chelsea and was generous with his praise of the French attacking duo, reports Xinhua.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"I think they are amazing players and I think everyone (at Barca) was really happy when Ousmane signed his new contract. He means a lot for the team and means a lot for the creativity that we have in the team."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"And the same for Ollie, you can just see how many goals he scores and again means a lot for the team. I know they're both really big characters. So yeah, they are great players and it's going to be good to see them again," commented the defender.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"I think they are amazing players and I think everyone (at Barca) was really happy when Ousmane signed his new contract. He means a lot for the team and means a lot for the creativity that we have in the team."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Also Read: <\/strong> Roston Chase Picks Up His All-Time XI, Includes 3 Indians<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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