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Kieran King

Olivier Giroud delivers no-nonsense response to World Cup shirt swap claims

Olivier Giroud has hit back at Jason Cummings with a brutal response after the Frenchman apparently 'pretended he couldn't speak English' to avoid swapping shirts at the World Cup.

The initial incident came following France's 4-1 win over Australia in their opening match of the tournament - a game in which Giroud scored twice. It was a terrific performance from the former Chelsea forward, and he was quizzed after the game by Cummings who asked for his shirt.

But ruthlessly, Giroud decided to walk straight past Cummings and not say a word, bluffing the ex-Shrewsbury ace that he couldn't speak English. Cummings revealed that he was rebuffed first by star-of-the-show Kylian Mbappe and then by Giroud, who has since gifted his shirt to Jackson Irvine instead.

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