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France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris plays down spat between Kylian Mbappe and Olivier Giroud as he insists: 'We have a great spirit'

France captain Hugo Lloris insisted there were no rifts in the camp as he played down the public spat between strikers Kylian Mbappe and Olivier Giroud.

The world champions begin their Euro 2020 campaign on Tuesday evening with a tantalising Group F clash against three-time winners Germany.

Chelsea man Giroud criticised the service of his team-mates after scoring twice as a substitute in last week's 3-0 warm-up win over Bulgaria, with Paris St Germain star Mbappe unhappy the matter was not kept private.

Hugo Lloris has played down the rift between France stars Olivier Giroud and Kylian Mbappe

Goalkeeper Lloris brushed off the disagreement and believes Les Bleus have a healthy team spirit going into their tournament opener in Munich.