Didier Deschamps' men fell just short of a first major success in 16 years when they lost to Portugal in the final of Euro 2016, but enjoyed a promising run out against Italy last week.
The 3-1 victory, with goals from Anthony Martial, Giroud and Layvin Kurzawa, claimed an impressive win for Les Blues and put the disappointment of Paris behind them.
Looking ahead, Arsenal striker Giroud has urged his team-mates to remain focused despite admitting they are favourites to qualify from Group A ahead of Holland and Sweden.
"The Netherlands are rebuilding and Sweden lost Zlatan (Ibrahimovic) and begin a new era," he told Le Parisien.
"Bulgaria, Belarus and Luxembourg are weaker than us, (but) we must not fall into complacency and rest on our laurels."
On the trip to Minsk, he added: "I don't know this team (Belarus), we haven't had time to study them.
"We expect a difficult match but it's up to us to make it easy.
"They're well into their league season so physically they'll be in top shape, which won't be our case, me especially."
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