While the tournament saw the emergence of young stars, the usual suspects, the big names flattered to deceive.
Giroud, at 36, brings experience and guile to France's attack, while Mbappe, 23, is blessed with pace
Real Madrid's Karim Benzema, who won the 2022 Ballon d'Or award, is also in the shortlist.
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Villarreal fought back to shock Barcelona 3-2 on Sunday, handing the LaLiga champions their first league defeat since late December.
France will look to keep their World Cup momentum going when they face Tunisia even though they have qualified for the knock-out stages, and coach Didier Deschamps will make changes for the game on Wednesday.
Real booked their place in the final when substitute Arda Guler lifted a corner to Ruediger, who headed the equaliser that put Real Madrid through on aggregate.
A summary of the concluding day's action in the German Cup, French Cup and La Liga.
A round-up of Saturday's action in LaLiga, Ligue 1 and Serie A
Mbappe becomes PSG's all-time highest goal-scorer as French champions extend lead
France's perfect record in their World Cup qualifying campaign ended as they were held to a 2-2 draw away to Iceland who got a late equaliser in an entertaining Group D clash on Monday.
Kylian Mbappe and Brahim Diaz also struck for Real, to cancel out a double from City's Erling Haaland
Real Madrid got their LaLiga title defence off to a limp start as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Mallorca.
France overcame a slow start to beat neighbours Belgium 2-0 for their first points of the Nations League campaign.
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Galtier said all other players returned as per the schedule and will be available for Wednesday's game, including France striker Kylian Mbappe.
France and the Netherlands are level on four points at the top of the group standings, with Austria on three, while Poland have no points and cannot advance to the last 16.
And to think that the 24-year-old forward had nearly missed the World Cup bus.
With a game in hand, Hansi Flick's Barca are top on 66 points, three ahead Real in second
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A round-up of Saturday's action in LaLiga, Ligue 1 and Serie A.
IMAGES from the Champions League matches played on Wednesday
Images from the Euro 2024 Round of 16 match between France and Belgium, at Dusseldorf Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany, on Monday.
Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich powered past third-placed Eintracht Frankfurt 4-0 with an impressive display of high-pressing football on Sunday.
Messi's image is everywhere, adorning the sides of buildings.
Ciro Immobile scored a 69th-minute penalty to earn hosts Lazio a 1-0 victory over 10-man Bayern Munich.
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Marciniak responded to the criticism in a unique manner.
La Liga champions Barcelona began the new campaign with a 3-0 win over Alaves on Saturday with the help of a spectacular under-the-wall free kick from Lionel Messi, who scored twice, and a curling shot from substitute Philippe Coutinho.
Legendary footballer Cristiano Ronaldo had a stupendous 2023 as he ended the year as the world's top goal-scorer. Following the landmark, the Portuguese superstar said that he will try to achieve it again next year.
Several players across the continent are poised to make a name for themselves on the international stage.
"We woke up too late. We showed a real strength of character but when you get to penalties it's 50-50," said disappointed French fan Jordan Tambutte.
Kylian Mbappe believes Les Bleus have what it takes to win the title in Russia if they all stick together.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Tuesday it had upheld PSG's appeal against UEFA on the grounds that the body took too long to review its own decision to clear the French champions of breaking Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules.
Manchester City spent more than 180 million pounds ($223.58 million) -- more than the combined amount paid by the other 19 English top-flight clubs in a relatively quiet window.
France teenage sensation Mbappe joins PSG from Monaco
Diogo Jota and Joao Felix both scored their first international goals in the second half before Bruno Petkovic pulled one back and Andre Silva then added a fourth.
IMAGES from football matches played across European Leagues on Saturday.
Argentina dominated the opening stages and earned the penalty when Di Maria was fouled by Ousmane Dembele, with Messi sending France keeper Hugo Lloris the wrong way to move to the top of the goalscoring charts in Qatar.
