Olivier Giroud suffers injury scare as Arsenal striker trains with France ahead of friendly against Wales
- France face Wales on Friday and Germany four days later in friendlies
- Didier Deschamps' side are slowly stepping up preparations for the World Cup
- France faced an injury scare on Monday as Olivier Giroud went down in training
There was an injury scare on Monday for Olivier Giroud after the Arsenal striker went down holding his lower leg while training with France.
The Arsenal striker was pictured rolling on the floor in agony as he trained with his team-mates at Clairefontaine ahead of France's friendly against Wales on Friday night.
Arsene Wenger and Didier Deschamps will be hoping that their striker only suffered a temporary injury scare during training and that he isn't out with a long-term problem.
Olivier Giroud suffered an injury scare during training with France at Clairefontaine on Monday
The Arsenal striker was pictured holding his lower leg as he rolled on the floor during training
Giroud was training with his French team-mates ahead of their friendly with Wales on Friday
The 31-year-old striker picked up the niggle in training just a day after coming on as a 78th minute substitute for Arsenal on Sunday in their 3-1 defeat by Premier League leaders Manchester City at the Etihad.
Giroud has struggled for game time this season at Arsenal following the arrival of Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon in the summer.
Giroud has featured 10 times for the Gunners this season in the English top flight, with all of these appearances coming off the substitutes' bench.
Blaise Matuidi and Antoine Griezmann speak with each other as they arrive for the session
Atletico Madrid star Griezmann wrapped up for the cold conditions on Monday
Real Madrid's Raphael Varane warms up as Didier Deschamps put his side through their paces
The French were training on Monday ahead of their friendly clash with Wales at the Stade de France on Friday night.
And just four days later, they face world champions Germany away as Deschamps' side continue their preparations for the World Cup next summer.
France reached the finals of the 2018 finals in Russia after finishing ahead of Sweden at the top of Group A.
Deschamps' side won seven and lost only one of their 10 qualifiers and will be one of the favourites for next summer's tournament.
Kylian Mbappe appeared in high spirits during the session despite the cold weather conditions
Alexandre Lacazette will be hoping to get on the scoresheet on Friday against Wales
Deschamps' side take on Germany four days after playing Wales at the Stade de France
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