History of the France national football team

2885:, agreed to send Anelka home. The following day, Evra got into a heated confrontation with team trainer Robert Duverne with the latter having to be restrained by Domenech. The resulting confrontation led to the players returning to the team bus and cancelling training. The team's managing director, Jean-Louis Valentin, announced his resignation from his position and the federation the same day stating he was "sickened and disgusted" by the actions of the team. The team, through Domenech, later released a statement criticising the federation for sending Anelka home based on reports from the media. The federation responded to the statement by declaring the players' boycott "unacceptable" and apologising to the world for the conduct of the players. The federation also announced that following the World Cup, the Federal Council would convene to discuss the current state of the team. On 21 June 2010, the national team returned to training without incident. The following day, France were defeated 2–1 by the hosts 1860:, they were caught off-guard. The counterattack led to a goal from Kostadinov, his second of the match, and France's elimination from the 1994 World Cup. Houiller later blamed Ginola, declaring that "The adventure is over all too soon. With only 30 seconds remaining we were there but we got stabbed in the back and at the worst possible time. The referee still had his whistle to his mouth when Ginola won that free kick near the corner flag, but then he goes and sends in a huge 60-metre cross instead of hanging on to the ball. That allowed Bulgaria to go and hit us on the counter." Deschamps was later quoted saying, "We've made real asses of ourselves." Following constant ridicule and embarrassment, Ginola departed the country for England. The public outcry following the defeat led to the firing of Houllier. His assistant 2949:. The deal was finalised a week later and Blanc was officially named as manager of the team on 2 July. On 6 July, Blanc was presented to the media for the first time as coach and declared: "The France team does not belong to anybody. It is for everyone, for you (the media) the same as for me. I understand what the France team represents, the rights and the requirements linked to this jersey." Blanc also stated that the players involved in the World Cup debacle will be given a clean slate, but he, himself, will speak with the players about what happened and will make his call up decisions based on sporting considerations. On 23 July 2010, following a meeting by the Federal Council of the French Football Federation, all 23 players in the World Cup squad were suspended for the team's 11 August 2007:. France initially struggled, drawing their first three matches against Slovakia, Romania, and Poland 0–0. France beat Azerbaijan 2–0 on 13 December 1994. In the team's following match, France drew with Israel, but recorded a 4–0 result in the return match against Slovakia. On 6 September 1995, France recorded a 10–0 victory over Azerbaijan, still the national team's biggest victory. Despite finishing qualification undefeated with five wins and five draws, France missed out on first place by one point to Romania. Their second-place finish was enough to qualify for UEFA Euro 1996; France were the last second-place team in the runner-up standings and one spot away from being forced to contest a play-off. 2966:

wins against Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Luxembourg. France eventually topped their group, thus automatically qualifying for Euro 2012. In the finals in Poland and Ukraine, France were in Group D along with rivals England, Sweden and Ukraine. France began Euro 2012 with a 1–1 draw against England which was followed by a 2–0 win over co-hosts Ukraine. Although France lost their final group game 0–2 to Sweden, they ended second in their group and qualified for the quarter-finals, where they were beaten by eventual champions Spain. Following the tournament, coach Laurent Blanc resigned and was succeeded by Didier Deschamps, who captained France to glory in the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.

2927:, and were summoned to a hearing before the FFF disciplinary committee on 17 August 2010. After the expulsion of Anelka and ensuing training strike, Evra and Ribery were summoned for failing in their duties as captain and vice captain, Toulalan was seen as the originator of the statement read out by coach Domenech to the media, while Abidal was accused of refusing to play in the final group match. After the hearing, Anelka was banned from playing for France for 18 games, Evra was banned for five, Ribery for three, and Toulalan for one, while Abidal escaped punishment. Anelka dismissed the sanction as irrelevant, considering himself already retired from international football. 3182: 4277: 3491: 3073: 3961: 171: 3013: 1023: 2345:

Djorkaeff providing the assist. In the second half, Ronaldo had a chance to half the deficit. The ball fell kindly for him inside the penalty box, but he could only plant his shot into Barthez's arms. In the 68th minute, France were reduced to 10 men following a second yellow card to Desailly, but the Brazilian attack failed to respond. Petit wrapped up the scoring in the 90th minute to put the victory beyond all doubt. The victory led to jubilation all over the country. Zidane was named the

3445: 2359: 259: 117: 3595: 275:. One of the country's biggest victories during this era was a 2–1 victory over England. The victory was France's first over England after having contested over ten matches against them, all England wins. In 1921, the USFSA finally merged with the French Football Federation. The merger effectively put an end to the difficult process of selecting players for the national team since the FFF were now the sole selector. As a result, federation members 4212: 4196: 4169: 4153: 4133: 4113: 3984: 3862: 3846: 3717: 3701: 3685: 3654: 3638: 3618: 2321:. In the 69th minute, Thuram scored a second goal to put France up 2–1. After receiving a relay pass from Henry, Thuram stepped up and took a piercing 18-metre shot from the right to give France the lead. The two goals scored by Thuram are the only goals he scored for the national team. 2–1 was the final score putting France into the final. The Croatia match ended in controversy when Laurent Blanc was sent off after a skirmish with Croatia's 4090: 3799: 3401: 4073: 3944: 3816: 3578: 3351: 2291: 7001: 2479: 1367: 2734:. A disappointing 1–1 home draw with Romania followed by another 1–1 draw away to Serbia put France on the brink of missing out on the automatic qualification spot as group winners. Thierry Henry scored in both 1–1 draw matches and put his tally to 50 international goals. France finished second in the group, behind Serbia, and earned a spot in the UEFA play-offs against the 374: 1895:, knew of a quiet border crossing on a back road with low security; Georgiev brought Kostadinov and Penev across the border in a car and on to the match in Paris. Had France been aware of this issue at the time, they may have had a valid cause to apply for the match to be replayed or even forfeited in their favour, thus enabling them to qualify for the World Cup. 1748: 2985:. France began well, winning their first two qualifiers against Finland and Belarus. In their next qualifier, against Spain in Madrid, France were heading towards a 1–0 defeat until Olivier Giroud equalised in injury time. France, however, lost their return leg against Spain, falling 0–1 at home. France ended second in Group I and would play against 1705:, into the role of superintendent for the French team, a position made especially for him. Bez, who was a keen admirer of Platini, sought the former player's services and hired him on 1 November 1988 as manager of the team. Upon arrival, Platini was given the task of qualifying for the 1990 World Cup, as well as introducing younger players like 1113:(2–0 victory), and Brazil, again, this time at the Parc des Princes. France recorded a 1–0 victory with Platini scoring the goal. Over 43,000 supporters turned out for the match. Heading into the World Cup, France were on a ten-match unbeaten streak. The streak came to an end in the team's first group stage match when they lost 1–2 to 2216:, and Trezeguet. Jacquet adopted a 4–3–3 formation with Henry and Djorkaeff on the wings and Zidane playing in an advance midfield playmaker role. Deschamps and Petit served as protectors and distributors of the ball, while full backs Thuram and Lizarazu got forward as often as they could to support the attack. 1813:. France responded by going on a seven-match unbeaten streak in the qualification group, defeating the likes of Sweden, Finland, and Austria with Cantona, Papin, and Blanc leading the way. The victory to Israel all but secured qualification to the tournament. In France's final two matches, they faced last-place 2255:. The team were without Zidane due to a red card suspension and also Dugarry, who was injured. The match ended scoreless in normal time. In extra time, Laurent Blanc scored the first golden goal in World Cup history in the 114th minute. The golden goal put France into the quarter-finals where they faced rivals 2223:

rule was also introduced to decide knockout matches which went into extra time. Another change in the rules also came into effect at this World Cup, stating that as regulation time was about to expire in any period of play, the fourth official would use a hand-held electronic display to show how many

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eliminating France from the competition. Although Cantona had been eligible to return to the team since November 1995, Jacquet preferred to keep the team that had got France to the tournament. The lack of scoring in the team ultimately led to Jacquet considering new options to take up the striker and

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by the World Soccer Awards and the team was quickly named as one of the favourites to win the competition. At the European Championships, France's opponents were Sweden, England, and Denmark. The team drew its first two matches with Sweden (1–1) and England (0–0) before losing to the Danes, who later

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scoring for Germany in regular time. In extra time, France scored two goals in succession with Trésor scoring the first off a Giresse free kick and Giresse scoring the second from 18 metres out. Four minutes later, Germany got back-to-back goals to even the match again. The match now even at 3–3 went

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Platini. In the following match against hosts Argentina, France were beaten 1–2 with Platini scoring France's goal. The loss eliminated France from the competition. France did not finish at the bottom of the table due to defeating Hungary 3–1 in the final group stage match. Many attributed the team's

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Due to World War II, FIFA suspended both the 1942 and 1946 FIFA World Cups. National team play was put on hold, returned, then was put on hold for a second time before finally returning on a permanent basis following the conclusion of the war. The first suspension of play lasted from 29 January 1940,

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would miss the tournament through injury. France started the World Cup with a 3–0 win against Honduras in which talismanic striker Karim Benzema bagged a brace. This was followed with a 5–2 thrashing of Switzerland and a goalless draw against Ecuador, which was enough for France to win the group and

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2–0. After almost 20 minutes on the field, Zidane scored in the 85th minute, then another two minutes later to even the match at 2–2, the final result. With qualifying for Euro 1996 ahead, Jacquet was given a successfully integrated squad composed of the veterans who returned to the team after World

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in London, a rare occurrence. The main difference between the teams, other than the players, were that France A, who were controlled by FIFA, matches would be recorded as official matches and France B, who were controlled by the USFSA, matches would not. The teams arrived in the city on the same day

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handled the ball twice before crossing to Gallas for the winning goal in extra time. Henry afterwards admitted handling the ball. "I have never denied that the ball was controlled with my hand", Henry said. "Naturally, I feel embarrassed at the way that we won and feel extremely sorry for the Irish

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The postponed Euro 2020 which was held in summer 2021, witnessed the return of Karim Benzema to the national team after a five-year hiatus. France finished top of their group ahead of Germany, Portugal and Hungary, yet they were eliminated in the round of 16 by Switzerland on penalties after a 3–3

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did so on 28 January 1998 against Spain, in an inauguration match for the recently completed Stade de France. In total, France played in 18 friendly matches leading up to the World Cup earning 10 wins, 5 draws, and suffering 3 defeats. The team recorded wins over Portugal, the Netherlands, Sweden,

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to seal the result. France's beat Kuwait 4–1 in the second match with Bossis, Platini, and Six all getting on the scoresheet. The final group stage match saw France get a 1–1 draw with the Czechs. The draw allowed France to finish second and move on the next round of group stage matches where they

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France were drawn in Group D of Euro 2012 qualifying along with Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Albania, and Luxembourg. France got off to a disastrous start in their first qualifier where they surprisingly lost 0–1 to Belarus at home. However, this loss was followed by three successive

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six months after the tournament. Jacquet was praised by the media and former managers and players for his passion, humility, inspiration, and respect in helping the team win the tournament. Michel Hildago, who won the country's first major title, declared, "This is Aime Jacquet's crowning moment,

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2–1. In the return leg against Greece, France drew 1–1, thus advancing 8–2 on aggregate. In the next round, France faced Austria again. In the first leg, France scored the first three goals en route to a 5–2 victory and, in the return leg, beat the Austrians 4–2. The 9–4 aggregate scoreline meant

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Due to France's second-place finish, they went into the UEFA qualification playoffs. In the draw, FIFA controversially decided to use the seeding system to categorise the teams, something they claimed they would not be using. France went into Pot 1 and, on 19 October, they were drawn against the

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said that the incident, which dominated news bulletins in Ireland all day as well as being discussed in parliament, had "damaged the integrity of the sport." The controversial incident dominated sports coverage for a week, and led to calls for the introduction of video technology, and also more

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attributed the placement to the new criteria announced two days before the draw. Former national team manager Michel Hidalgo declared that the move was punishment for the handball incident involving Henry. The lack of seeding did not have a detrimental effect on France, as they were drawn into

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was put through on goal by a long ball from Dunga, but he could not get the better of Barthez, who collided with him. Both needed assistance from medics but quickly recovered. In injury time for the first half, Zidane doubled the team's advantage with an almost identical goal, this time with

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and Bulgaria 3–0 in Paris. Following another victory (5–1) over Finland, France were thought to have secured qualification, but following Bulgaria's 3–1 victory over Finland, the two teams became levelled on points. FIFA ordered a play-off on neutral ground. In the play-off, played in

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scored a record ten goals. Following the Olympics, on 9 May 1908, the French Interfederal Committee (CFI), a rival organisation to the USFSA, ruled that FIFA would now be responsible for the club's appearances in forthcoming Olympic Games and not the USFSA. As a founding member of the

949:. Under Dugauguez, France failed to qualify for the tournament, due to their 2–6 aggregate defeat by Yugoslavia in the quarter-final stage of qualifying. Despite the negative reaction from supporters, Dugauguez was retained and managed the team during the early stages of the team's 2414:. France became the second nation to be eliminated in the first round while holding the World Cup crown, the first one being Brazil in 1966. After the 2010, 2014 and 2018 World Cup, Italy, Spain and Germany were also added to this list. A full strength team started out strongly in 612:, France went on a six-match unbeaten streak beginning on 20 April 1952 following a 2–0 victory over Portugal. During the streak, France faced West Germany and defeated them 3–1. The streak came to an end on Christmas Day 1952 with a 0–1 loss to Belgium. France cruised through the 961:, an injury-plagued France suffered embarrassment following a 0–1 defeat by Norway, who had a team composed of mostly amateurs. In their next match, the team drew with Hungary 2–2, which led to calls for Dugauguez to be replaced. On 2 March 1969, the outcry proved successful with 2239:, with Henry scoring his first international goal in the 92nd minute. In the team's following match against Saudi Arabia at the Stade de France, they got a 4–0 win with Henry scoring two. The victory secured a spot in the knockout rounds. In the team's final group stage match in 2601:; they had to spend the night in Norway. The next day the match went ahead, albeit around 30 minutes after scheduled kick-off time with France taking just 8 minutes to open up a 2–0 lead; the match finished 6–0 with strikes from Nicolas Anelka, Thierry Henry, and two goals from 637:, though they only had to play the latter two. In their opening match against Yugoslavia, France lost 0–1. They were victors in the second match defeating Mexico 3–2, but were unable to advance to the next round due to their head-to-head result with Yugoslavia, who advanced. 1817:

and Bulgaria, the only team in the group that could catch them. In the first match against Israel, France were stunned 2–3 in front of their home support by the Israelis who came back from a goal down to score two late goals, including the winning goal in the final minute.

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and then suffered 2-0 against Denmark (who they got revenge against the French after there two previous tournament matches in 1998 and 2000 in which France won). After France finished bottom of the group without scoring, Lemerre was dismissed and was replaced by

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in the 17th minute. The goal would later be nullified following Platini's goal in the 40th minute. The match eventually went to a penalty shoot-out after no goals were scored in the remaining match time, despite numerous chances for both teams. In the shoot-out,

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at 1–1. In extra time, Portugal began the scoring, again through Jordão, in the 98th minute. In the second half of extra time, France equalised with Domergue scoring again in the 115th minute, his only two international goals. Four minutes later, France got the

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demanded compensation from the federation. On 20 May 2010, the club reached an agreement with the federation for €1.5 million. On 26 June 2010, French media confirmed that Blanc had signed a two-year contract with the federation and will lead the team to

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to prepare themselves for the tournament. The expectations in the country were high heading into the competition with the team entering the Euros having gone unbeaten in eleven of the twelve friendly matches, with their only loss coming in a 1–3 defeat by the

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in Mexico City. France won 2–0 with Platini scoring the first of his two important goals in the tournament. Stopyra also scored with Rocheteau providing both assists. In the following round, the "Brazilians of Europe", as France were sometimes called, faced

699:. In the match against Yugoslavia, they were defeated 2–3 with Fontaine scoring both of his team's goals. The 2–1 victory over Scotland was enough to win the group and advance to the knockout rounds, a first for France. In the knockout rounds, France beat 1770:. Alongside their perfect qualifying campaign, the team managed to go on a 19 match unbeaten streak that lasted for almost three years. The unbeaten streak began on 29 April 1989 with 0–0 draw and lasted until 19 February 1992 and a 0–2 defeat against 1617:. Attackers Stopyra, Bellone, Platini and Giresse were completely ineffective in the match with the latter having to be substituted. France won the third place match against Belgium 4–2. The third place match was the last international match for 2683:, captain of the 1998 World Cup and 2000 Euro championship teams, was sounded out as a suitable replacement but on 3 July, at a French Football Federation high level meeting in Paris, it was announced that Domenech would be retained as manager. 1669:

National Football Institute (INF). The academy's main priorities were to develop the country's young players and also to house the senior national football team ahead of important international matches and tournaments. The CTNF cost over

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in front of 83,535 fans. Despite trailing 0–2 in the second half, France recovered with goals from Six and Trésor, who scored his in the 85th minute. Other future World Cup opponents France faced in the lead up to the tournament included

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and was one of eight national teams to have won the competition, which they did in 1998 when they hosted the cup. They defeated Brazil 3–0 in the final. France has won two World Cups, one in 1998, another in 2018. France has also won two

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Following the creation of the FFF, the national team developed stability. Their first official match under the federation's watch was against Belgium on 9 March 1919. The match ended in 2–2 draw with both of France's goals coming from

1729:. In Platini's first match in charge, France lost 2–3 to Yugoslavia. France had been up 2–1 with 15 minutes remaining before Yugoslavia scored in the 76th and 82nd minute. In France's next qualification match, the team were beaten by 213:

in front of 500 supporters. France won the match 1–0 with the only goal coming from Cyprès. Later that year, France returned to Brussels to face Belgium and lost 0–7. In the return match, played a year later on 22 April 1906 in

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slid a short pass to Ginola, who, rather than shield the ball and run the clock down, swung a deep cross into the Bulgarian box, intended for Cantona. The ball was overhit and quickly intercepted by the Bulgarians who began a

2873:. Fontaine also stated that Gourcuff seemed "lost" during the match. The media later reported that Anelka and Ribéry purposely froze Gourcuff out of the match by not passing the ball to him. In the team's next match against 495:. On the team's return to Paris, they were greeted as heroes by a crowd of over 4,000 supporters. In the first match following the World Cup defeat, France defeated Yugoslavia 3–2 in front of 37,000 supporters at the 2939:

following the World Cup. Later that day, president Escalettes confirmed that Blanc was a candidate for the position. On 18 May 2010, with Blanc's appointment to the position becoming more probable, Bordeaux chairman

2393:, followed by a golden goal from David Trezeguet which France ended up winning the entire tournament defeating the Italians 2-1 in extra time. After their European Championship triumph victory, France would win the 1284:, lost teeth, and later slipped into a coma. Despite the extensiveness of the injury, the referee did not call a penalty or even penalise Schumacher, much to the anger of the French. The match eventually went into 2279:. The match ended in a draw in both normal and extra time, so it went to penalties, where France defeated Italy 4–3 to advance to the World Cup semi-finals for the fourth time with Lizarazu missing for France and 624:

and Luxembourg. They went undefeated in the group scoring 20 goals and conceding only four. At the World Cup, which was held in Switzerland, the group stage of the competition returned and France were placed with

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At the World Cup, France were limited strategically due to significant injuries to star players Platini and Giresse, who played through injections. The team's group was composed of the Soviet Union, Hungary, and

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confirmed his departure from Bordeaux after three seasons in charge. After resigning, Blanc contacted the French Football Federation to enquire about the national team job, which was set to be vacated by

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in the playoffs. In the first leg at Kiev, France lost 2–0, forcing them to win the second leg by at least three goals in order to qualify. In the second leg at home, France won 3–0 thanks to a brace by

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in Stockholm. Despite defeating Sweden 2–0, France were unable to advance due to their earlier defeat by Sweden. Boulogne would last at his post until 1973 following his failure to qualify for the

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in Amsterdam. The win-less streak ended on 13 January 1924 with a 2–0 victory over Belgium in Paris. France then lost to both Switzerland in March and England in May in preparation matches for the

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with the nation now putting more emphasis on training and providing more international opportunities for young players, instead of constantly relying on the old guard. Boulogne was replaced by

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had omitted to apply for visas for the two players, and only realised the issue when it was too late to apply for the necessary visas in time for the match. Fellow Bulgarian internationals

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achieved against winds and tides. There are 60 million happy French people. What they did was just extraordinary." The evening of the victory, Jacquet stepped down from his position.

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in the 79th minute. A 1–1 draw with the Soviet Union in the following match put France through to the next round provided they did not lose to the Hungarians; they won 3–0 with goals from

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with Platini and Lacombe scoring two each. Two weeks later, the team recorded a 2–0 win over the Republic of Ireland. France lost three away matches in qualifying, the first being to

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The loss to Israel and a 4–1 victory by Bulgaria over Austria meant France needed only a draw in order to qualify for the World Cup. Bulgaria would have to win the match at the

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and, in the following match, drew 0–0 with Yugoslavia. Through four matches, the team had only accumulated two points, preventing them from qualifying for the 1990 World Cup.

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faced another golden generation team Italy who previously met at the 1998 World Cup quarter-finals. France struggled a lot during the final with a goal from Italian striker

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Hidalgo's first match in charge, a 2–2 draw with Czechoslovakia on 27 March 1976, coincided with the debuts of several players he later used for future triumphs, including

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In the final, Jacquet put four players in the midfield. He inserted Karembeu to assist Petit and Deschamps in distributing the ball and to help effectively man-mark both

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at the Stade de France in front of 77,000 supporters. Despite Zidane returning to the team, France were met head on with an equally matched team composed of the likes of

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and Christian Dalger Scoring. Following qualification, France scheduled strong competition in friendly matches ahead of the World Cup. In 1977, the team, led by Platini,

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held in Paris, the USFSA formed a national team composed of players from French clubs. The USFSA team eventually earned the silver medal following an 0–4 defeat in the

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4–0 with Fontaine recording another two goals. In the semi-finals, France were unable to contain the resilient Brazilians, in part due to an injury to the influential

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was officially installed as the team's first manager. Following their 4th-place finish at the 1960 European Championship, Guérin was tasked with qualifying for the

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to the national team with the player making his debut in the team's 0–1 loss to the Soviet Union on 23 May in Moscow. The arrival of Tigana completed the initial

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header from a corner in the second half. After beating Croatia in final, France won their second World Cup title on 15 July 2018, in Luzhniki stadium in Russia.

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On leading France to the 2014 World Cup, Didier Deschamps extended his contract until Euro 2016. France were drawn in Group E of the 2014 World Cup along with

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during half-time of the team's loss to Mexico. The federation condemned Anelka's actions and, following a meeting with the player, Domenech, and team captain

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won the competition. France was eliminated. A week after the completion of the tournament, Platini stepped down as manager and was replaced by his assistant

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remaining. Most of the spots available were taken up by the young players who made their debuts during the friendly matches such as Vieira, Henry, Pires,

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against world champions and tournament co-favourites Germany. France won the match 2–0, marking their first win over Germany at a major tournament since

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France won the tournament becoming the second team in history to win both the World Cup and European Championship after Germany in 1972 and 1974. At the

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as the matches, following an extensive journey by boat and train from France. France B were eliminated in the quarter-finals following an 0–9 defeat by

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in the first round. The group stage used in the first World Cup was discarded in favour of a straight knockout tournament. In the match, which went to

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Only three players from the successful teams of 1998-2000 were selected in the final squad for Euro 2008 by French coach Raymond Domenech, with only

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in Liverpool. The match ended 0–0 in normal time and extra time. In the penalty shootout, every player converted their chance apart from the young

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in Vienna on 6 September 2008. Speculation followed regarding the future of Raymond Domenech as team coach prior to the subsequent match, against

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and Lilian Thuram earning game time, and their effectiveness and performances were soundly criticised by French football media. The third player,

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on 2 June 2007 in Paris. Both teams were hit by injuries, with France missing Patrick Vieira and Thierry Henry while Ukraine missed their striker

2088:, and Blanc) converted their chances, but the Czechs were equal to the task converting all five of theirs as well. The next player for France was 7216: 5138: 1829:

opened the scoring in the 31st minute following service from Papin and Deschamps. Minutes later, Cantona's goal was cancelled out by a goal from

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scored an early first half goal from a corner kick from Djorkaeff. After limiting the Bulgarians' attack, France finished them off following an

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through Michel Platini, who scored following a run into the box by Tigana. France had qualified for their first ever major international final.

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formed a selection committee to oversee the selection process of the players. Barreau also was installed as the unofficial manager of the team.

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in the semi-finals, with both teams knowing they played Brazil if they won. Croatia opened the scoring a minute into the second half through

1297:'s conversion at the spot to give them a 4–5 win. Six and Bossis missed their penalties for France. France lost the third place match 2–3 to 7680: 5576: 3148: 2889:. The result eliminated them from the competition. The day after the team's elimination, it was reported by numerous media outlets that the 1966: 1609:

injured against Brazil, faced West Germany, who had defeated them in 1982 in the same round. France lost to the Germans 0–2 with goals from

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in Sweden. France, for the second consecutive qualification, went undefeated scoring 19 goals and conceding only 4. Of the 19 goals scored,

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also retired from international duty following the World Cup. On 29 April 1987, Platini made his last appearance for France in their final

1586:'s conversion for Brazil, Platini, who was celebrating his 31st birthday, stepped up and sent his shot over the bar. Brazil's next shooter 424:, who was of Senegalese descent and the first black player to play for France, earned his first cap on 15 February 1931 in a 1–2 defeat by 280: 7231: 6334: 1406:. Magic Square members Giresse and Fernández also scored. In the final group stage match, Platini scored another hat trick outscoring the 159:, who were representing Great Britain. Between the years 1900 and 1904, under USFSA authority, France contested five matches, one against 6354: 3951: 3806: 363: 7022: 5628: 2675:, with the last announcing his club and international retirement synonymously. After the tournament, calls were made for the sacking of 2613:

completed the rout. With Italy's victory over Scotland on 17 November 2007, France qualified for Euro 2008 by two points over Scotland.

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in penalties following a 0–0 score. At this point, France had yet to score a goal from open play, havins scored previous goals from

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under the name of USFSA XI, or Club Français. They finished second. The team was officially created in 1904 around the same time of

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to discuss the issues associated with the team at the World Cup. The meeting was requested by Henry. On 28 June 2010 FFF president

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in the 86th minute. In the team's final group match against Bulgaria, France needed only a draw to progress to the knockout stage.

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France were drawn in Group I of the UEFA zone qualification for the 2014 World Cup. They were drawn alongside defending champions

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against Belgium. Despite the dream start, France were beaten by the eventual group winners Argentina losing 0–1 after a goal by

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who definitely deserve to be in South Africa". Despite appeals for a replay, the French Football Federation, and then later

1454:, who committed a blunder in an attempt to save the shot. Despite dropping to 10 men, courtesy of two yellow cards given to 218:, France again lost 0–5 to the Belgians. On 11 November, France were defeated 0–15 by England before defeating Belgium 2–1. 7211: 7158: 5943: 5273: 2723: 2526: 1538: 1470: 152: 132: 7778: 7243: 7105: 6826: 6800: 5501: 5348: 4861: 4376: 4139: 3624: 2886: 2839: 2225: 2172: 1522: 1332: 1232:

in the first group stage. In their first game France were broken down by the English in the second half after going into

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In the competition, France started against Uruguay and drew 0–0. Just Fontaine was frustrated with the performance of

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striker Nicolas Anelka rescuing an injury hit French side by shooting a long range effort. Louis Saha, Thierry Henry,

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scored three goals in a span of four minutes to take the lead and become victors. They later lost in the final to the

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The format of the 1998 FIFA World Cup was different from 1994, as the finals were expanded from 24 to 32 teams. The

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made his debut in the team's 2–1 win over the Dutch on 26 February 1997 and, in the team's following match against

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in friendlies. France earned positive results in all three matches, included a 1–0 victory over the Germans at the

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stepped up for France and converted his shot sending France to the semi-finals for the second straight World Cup.

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formation and used all four players perfectly, placing Tigana and Fernández in defensive midfield roles to act as

906:, and Luxembourg. France won five of their group stage matches and losing only one, a 0–1 defeat by Yugoslavia in 7773: 7429: 7284: 7078: 6898: 6790: 6742: 4372: 3155:. The defeat meant that France became the second nation to have lost the final on home soil, after Portugal lost 3128: 3103:. Ireland took the lead after just two minutes through a controversially awarded penalty, which was converted by 3029: 2859: 2813: 2518: 2450: 2248: 2015: 1992: 1810: 1730: 1514: 1411: 1057: 688: 684: 527: 445: 240: 105: 97: 5602: 4883: 3253:"; meanwhile, the 23 players in the 2018 World Cup, all received the title "Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur". 2652:. Abidal looked out of his depth in the centre of defence and subsequently was sent off for a rash challenge on 7763: 7459: 7289: 7196: 6473: 4364: 4352: 4318: 4248: 4095: 4027: 3966: 3898: 3792: 3406: 3214: 3210: 3190: 3189:

Didier Deschamps lead France to their third World Cup Final in 2018. France finished top of its group ahead of

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equalized 12 minutes later. Zidane was shown a red card and was sent off in his last ever national match after

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replacing Dugauguez. In Boulogne's first match in charge, France were hammered 0–5 by England in a friendly.

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and Wisnieski scoring a double. In the next round, France played Bulgaria. Despite losing 0–1 to Bulgaria in

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scored not only France's first World Cup goal, but the first goal in World Cup history. In the 40th minute,

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scoring his first senior international goal. On 8 September 2007 France and Italy played a 0–0 draw at the

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France's campaign for 2010 World Cup qualification got off to a disappointing start with a 3–1 defeat by

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On 7 June 1908, a FIFA delegation ruled that the USFSA still had control of the France national team for

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in Milan. Once again though, on 12 September 2007, France lost to Scotland and were defeated 1–0 after

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in 1997. Jacquet's squad for the World Cup was extremely different from the Euro 1996 squad, with only

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Following France's successful World Cup campaign, they were put into qualification for the inaugural

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minutes of stoppage time were to be played. France were in a group with South Africa, Denmark, and

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scoring 12 of the team's 20 goals. The victories in the group included victories away to Spain and

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Following the war, FIFA re-instated the World Cup and France played Yugoslavia for a place in the

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on 31 August 1996. Jacquet gave debuts to numerous players during the exhibition matches. Winger

1509:. Following a 2–0 victory over West Germany on 8 December 1984, France were placed on top of the 1486: 1466:. The 2–0 result gave France their first major international title. France later won gold at the 93: 2401:. One of the greatest shocks in World Cup history saw France fall to a 1–0 defeat by debutantes 2168: 1533:. They qualified for the competition defeating Yugoslavia 2–0 in their final group stage match. 1458:, France managed to hold on to the result and eventually sealed the match following a goal from 7577: 7356: 7351: 7304: 6795: 4348: 3092: 2901: 1875:

to be in France and had entered the country illegally. Due to an administrative oversight, the

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to the national team. The majority of the national team consisted of players from French clubs

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on 7 October 2006, their first European Championship qualifying defeat since they lost 3–2 to

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Following the World Cup, France went on an eight-match unbeaten streak defeating the likes of

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France got revenge on 2 February 1951, defeating Yugoslavia 2–1. The 1950s saw the arrival of

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was given a place in the team; he had already made his debut in 1995. On 11 November against

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Houllier took over on 26 August 1992 when France lost 0–2 in a vital friendly match against

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unconscious in the 57th minute following an attempt at a save. Battiston suffered a damaged

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2–1 to face France in the semi-finals, the match ended with a 1–0 win for France through a

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in the 55th minute. However a dying pressure France got the last minute goal from newcomer

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On 14 November 2009, France met the Republic of Ireland in the first leg of the play-off.

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Prior to the tournament, France continued to perform badly away from home, losing to both

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Allez les Bleus! The story of France's 1998 World Cup triumph ("A win for all of France")

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Several players became injured prior and during the tournament including: Karim Benzema,

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In 2011, it emerged that two of the key Bulgarian players, double scorer Kostadinov and

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against Denmark, France won 2–1 with Djorkaeff scoring a penalty and Petit netting the

2201: 1962: 1666: 985: 4298: 4228: 4007: 3878: 3733: 2329: 2232: 2046:, France drew 1–1 despite being up 1–0 for most of the second half due to a goal from 1780: 1415: 691:. In the opening match against Paraguay, France got a 7–3 victory, with Reims striker 676: 582: 7809: 7539: 7509: 7026: 5917: 5857: 5664: 5132: 5117:"Rugby-France didn't get off the bus, says Lievremont - World Soccer - Yahoo! Sports" 4190: 4127: 3856: 3612: 3230: 3108: 3076: 2941: 2566: 2318: 2244: 2143:

and began hosting monthly competitive friendly matches beginning with a 2–0 win over

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France qualified for the UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany, where they placed second in the

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missed Brazil's opening shot. France's ensuing three shots were scored by Stopyra,

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In the team's following match after the Bulgaria defeat, they were defeated 1–3 by

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In 1923, the national team lost six consecutive matches, including a 1–2 defeat by

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in which they beat them 4–3, thanks to great performance by the talented teenager

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qualifying. On 17 August 1994, in his fourth match in charge of the team, he gave

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Five players were identified as having been key to the events at the World Cup,

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that ended in a 3–3 draw. The match was played at the Stade du Vivier d'Oie in

89: 62: 58: 6237: 5882: 5797: 5746: 5720: 5549: 2314: 1932:. Zidane appeared as a substitute in the 63rd minute with France trailing the 1614: 1022: 980:. Despite the negatives, Boulogne is positively remembered for reconstructing 895:. The defeat by Hungary meant another major tournament qualification failure. 306:. At the Games, France reached the second round, following a 7–0 victory over 7824: 7386: 5921: 5861: 5668: 3978: 3222: 3152: 3084: 2995: 2991: 2931: 2897: 2804: 2700: 2668: 2660: 2645: 2602: 2598: 2482: 2382: 2260: 2197: 2176: 2055: 1946: 1925: 1853: 1718: 1710: 1634: 1618: 1579: 1459: 1451: 1293:

to a penalty shoot-out. The Germans earned their spot in the final following

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Karim Benzema was France's top scorer in the 2014 World Cup with three goals

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104 million to construct and its opening ceremony was attended by then-

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France returned to major international play following qualification for the

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was held and France were unseeded and put into the fourth pot of the draw.

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as it was the first time all four players, Platini, Giresse, Tigana, and

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weak performance to the team's lack of experience with only two players,

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as well. In June 2019, the President of the French Football Federation,

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who worked in a dual role until being replaced by former international

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Materazzi. Italy won 5–3 on penalties to win the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

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in the opening game of the tournament, followed by a draw 0-0 against

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Boulogne continued the team's qualification campaign, but lost 0–3 to

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A month after the World Cup, France returned to South America to face

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qualify for the knockout stages. France's round of 16 opponents were

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scoring two each), which meant the team had reached the semi-finals.

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in Rio de Janeiro. Despite leading after 20 minutes, with goals from

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in order to use his small, agile frame, and placing Platini, now of

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in the 81st minute. They later lost by the same scoreline to Chile.

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France was one of the four European teams that participated at the

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who scored twice for his team. In the quarter-finals, France beat

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won the "Best young player" award, scoring four goals along with

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France's 'Rainbow Team' looks back at historic World Cup triumph

4363:(1–1), therefore advancing to the knockout stage. They defeated 3041:. France won 2–0 and would set up a quarter-final clash against 2418:, and were beaten in the quarter-finals by the eventual winners 711: 518:, who beat them 1–3. Italy later defended their title defeating 416:, which had become the nation's national stadium, alongside the 7000: 4884:"BBC SPORT, TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR, Uncertain welcome awaits Ginola" 4234: 3053:

was awarded the Best Young Player award during the tournament.

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announced his resignation from his position effective 2 July.

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on 12 August 2009 was achieved thanks to a first-half goal by

2707:, France won 2–1 at home. On 11 October, France drew 2–2 with 1501:

Michel and the team soon focused their efforts in winning the

1366: 1331:, started a match together. Hidalgo was a keen admirer of the 1137:

Almost immediately after the World Cup exit, France began the

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5–0. All the French strikers who played in the match scored;

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scored the opening goal of the match in the first minute but

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scored the second goal in World Cup history, a minute before

186: 6309: 5629:"Karim Benzema will not be selected by France for Euro 2016" 5323:"Sarkozy to quiz Thierry Henry over French World Cup fiasco" 1856:. Since many of the French players were expecting Ginola to 1189:

Platini were eager to begin their qualifying season for the

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carrying the ball during the France v. Hungary match at the

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and one of the fastest goals scored in World Cup history by

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and Spain and also earned a 1–1 draw against Brazil at the

2124: 1004:. After two years in charge, he was sacked and replaced by 136: 42: 2752:

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2485:, key figure in the national team during the Domenech era. 1747: 992:

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941:. Fontaine initially started the club's qualification for 514:. In the quarter-finals, France faced defending champions 318:, France failed to advance past the first round losing to 5446:"Laurent Blanc will leave Bordeaux to become France boss" 5371:"Nicolas Anelka laughs at 'nonsense' 18-match French ban" 5002: 2108: 1961:

and young and influential players in Zidane, Thuram, and

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on 5 June 1999. On 11 October 2006, France defeated the

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striking twice along with Henry, but were beaten 1–0 by

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France automatically qualified as hosts for Euro 2016.

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scored in the 72nd minute when his shot deflected off

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and later advanced to the semifinals after defeating

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of the tournament alongside Romania, Switzerland and

2066:. Bulgaria got a goal back six minutes later, but in 1505:

in Mexico, where they were labelled as favourites by

1268:, who had defeated France 1–4 a few months prior, in 742:

fame, scoring. Fours days later, France travelled to

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in the final. Zidane scored an early penalty, while

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Five months after Clairefontaine's opening, manager

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and Trésor, having more than 20 caps to their name.

1056:. France accomplished this following a 3–1 win over 957:. In the team's opening qualifying match, played in 4283:

won the 2022 World Cup Golden Boot with eight goals

2589:was caught off guard with a strike from Scotland's 2561:, and David Trézéguet were injured. France took on 1985:

qualification to the upcoming European Championship

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The firing of Michel propelled the influential 1661:announced the completion and inauguration of the 679:scored seven including five in the 6–3 defeat of 7836:History of association football by national team 7822: 5656:"Karim Benzema axed from France Euro 2016 squad" 5272:. Associated Press. 20 June 2010. Archived from 5240:"French football in chaos after players' mutiny" 2139:suburb of Saint-Denis. France were excused from 1193:. They opened their campaign with a 7–0 romp of 910:. France struggled against higher opposition in 859:, France were thrust into qualification for the 5500:. France Football. 26 June 2010. Archived from 5114: 2397:, then suffered first round elimination at the 2135:, the country's national stadium; built in the 2127:announced that France would be the host of the 2100:. The next shot for the Czech was converted by 1786: 1652: 1426:in the 25th minute. Portugal equalised through 755:, France, who were without Kopa, Fontaine, and 330:In July 1930, France appeared in the inaugural 6302:France National Football Team Official Website 6209: 6158:"La liste des vingt-six pour l'UEFA Euro 2020" 6128:"Match report – Semi-final – France v Belgium" 4836:"France v. Spain 1984 EURO Final Match Report" 2509:(own goal). They then took on world champions 1774:in London. For his efforts, Platini was named 6983: 6355: 6160:[The list of 26 for UEFA Euro 2020]. 3283: 1801:in Paris. The next month, France began their 799:who all retired from the national team. Only 775:The new decade saw the departure of veterans 5320: 4860:. Fifa.com. 17 November 1993. Archived from 4704:"France v. Czechoslovakia 1976 Match Report" 3091:were not in the squad. France were drawn in 2686: 2505:3–0 with goals from Malouda, Louis Saha and 1809:and opened the campaign with an 0–2 loss to 558:, thus being eliminated from qualification. 5152:Kay, Oliver; Town, Cape (3 December 2009). 5137:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( 2605:just before half time. In the second half, 1987:, France were in the first group alongside 1323:. The match marked the inauguration of the 1161:. The team failed to qualify by one point. 7789:Clubs in international competition (women) 6990: 6976: 6362: 6348: 3290: 3276: 2699:, four days later. There, with goals from 2473: 996:philosophy, but failed to qualify for the 976:. Boulogne also failed to get the team to 181:was held on 1 May 1904 in a match against 4616:"France v. Switzerland 1905 Match Report" 2784:. The first leg finished 1–0 for France. 2769:and the second leg on 18 November at the 2155:fame made his debut in the Mexico match. 1695:qualification for the 1990 FIFA World Cup 1689:was fired following a 1–1 away draw with 1473:and, a year later, defeated Uruguay 2–0 ( 1347:fame and nationally recognised, into the 1209:, and finally a 2–3 defeat by Ireland in 1177:, which was composed of Tigana, Platini, 863:. In the preliminary round, France faced 325: 29:. The national team, also referred to as 7841:History of organizations based in France 7784:Clubs in international competition (men) 7023:Ligue féminine de football professionnel 6235: 5941: 5847: 5474:. L'Equipe. 26 June 2010. Archived from 5014: 4682:"France v. Yugoslavia 1949 Match Report" 4275: 3201:. In the round of sixteen, France faced 3180: 3071: 3011: 2477: 2357: 2289: 2073:scored the final goal in a 3–1 victory. 2034:, and Bulgaria. In the opening match at 1746: 1365: 1021: 372: 257: 169: 115: 6016:"Golden consolation for magical Modric" 5151: 4726:"France v. Argentina 1977 Match Report" 4229: 4008: 3879: 3734: 3329: 2437:on the final day of qualifying. In the 1557:. In the knockout rounds, France faced 1205:, the second, a 0–2 loss to Belgium in 428:. He later played with the team at the 193:) and the three French goals came from 7823: 6318:France National Football Team Database 6186:"Switzerland beat France on penalties" 6155: 5574: 5391: 5216:. fff.fr. 19 June 2010. Archived from 5042:"Fifa to seed countries for play-offs" 4955: 4814:"France v. Portugal 1984 Match Report" 4271: 3170: 2820: 2513:3–1 in Paris on 6 September 2006 with 2109:1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 champions 1496: 1164: 770: 550:, Italy, France lost 2–3 following an 7470:Saint Pierre and Miquelon Championnat 6971: 6343: 5907: 5652: 5626: 4958:"Champagne side have to keep sparkle" 4770:"France v. Germany 1982 Match Report" 4638:"France v. Belgium 1919 Match Report" 4594:"France v. Belgium 1904 Match Report" 4573:2021 UEFA Nations League Finals squad 3324: 3270: 2825:On 4 December 2009, the draw for the 1969:. Deschamps replaced him as captain. 1701:, who was president of football club 1663:Centre Technique National du Football 1410:3–2. In the semi-final, France faced 1315:On 29 February 1984, France defeated 88:, the only national teams to win the 5988: 5693: 5675:from the original on 11 January 2022 5600: 4784: 4748:"France v. Brazil 1977 Match Report" 4660:"France v. Brazil 1930 Match Report" 3333: 3328: 3323: 3318: 3313: 3308: 3303: 3298: 3265: 3249:received the title "Officier of the 2231:France beat South Africa 3–0 at the 1442:In the final, held at the country's 1377:and French international until 1988. 1304: 1048:, who appeared as a substitute, and 526:following France's 3–2 victory over 6754:FIFA Confederations Cup tournaments 2636:. For the final group game against 2616:The squad made a poor start to the 2247:. In the Round of 16, France faced 1569:. Brazil opened the scoring though 1105:(2–2 draw with Platini scoring two 728:UEFA European Football Championship 13: 5653:Sport, Telegraph (13 April 2016). 4561:2001 FIFA Confederations Cup squad 4556:2003 FIFA Confederations Cup squad 4390: 3147:in addition to being named in the 3135:courtesy of an extra-time goal by 3127:. France, however, were beaten by 2183:made their debuts in the team and 1887:, who both played for French team 1264:In the semi-finals, France played 945:, but was let go and succeeded by 534:The Golden generation of the 1950s 14: 7852: 6295: 5627:sport, Guardian (13 April 2016). 5603:"France chosen to host EURO 2016" 5096:. Sports.yahoo.com. 20 April 2011 4567:UEFA Nations League Finals squads 4486:UEFA European Championship squads 4336: 3319: 3001: 1760:UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying Group 1 1736: 1236:even 1–1. England got goals from 831:. 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In the 4085: 4065: 3956: 3936: 3811: 3791: 3590: 3570: 2957:on request of new coach Blanc. 2814:Football Association of Ireland 2497:on 2 September 2006 by beating 2426:was picked as his replacement. 1972: 1639:European Championship qualifier 463:On 15 April 1934, France began 241:International Olympic Committee 7737:Ligue 1 records and statistics 7460:Saint-Barthelemy Championships 6474:Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir 5550:"France 3-0 Ukraine (agg 3-2)" 5347:. 28 June 2010. Archived from 5246:. 20 June 2010. Archived from 5015:Krishnan, Joe (18 June 2014). 4762: 4740: 4718: 4696: 4674: 4652: 4630: 4608: 4586: 4550:FIFA Confederations Cup squads 3334: 3299: 3115:, where they beat a resilient 2722:A narrow 1–0 victory over the 2453:along the way. 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Fff.fr. 29 January 2009 4662:. Fff.fr. 29 January 2009 4640:. Fff.fr. 29 January 2009 4618:. Fff.fr. 29 January 2009 4596:. Fff.fr. 29 January 2009 4478:1930 FIFA World Cup squad 4473:1934 FIFA World Cup squad 4468:1938 FIFA World Cup squad 4463:1954 FIFA World Cup squad 4458:1958 FIFA World Cup squad 4453:1966 FIFA World Cup squad 4448:1978 FIFA World Cup squad 4443:1982 FIFA World Cup squad 4438:1986 FIFA World Cup squad 4433:1998 FIFA World Cup squad 4428:2002 FIFA World Cup squad 4423:2006 FIFA World Cup squad 4418:2010 FIFA World Cup squad 4413:2014 FIFA World Cup squad 4408:2018 FIFA World Cup squad 4403:2022 FIFA World Cup squad 4351:following a victory over 3486: 3479: 3440: 3396: 3385: 3346: 3338: 3143:and was also awarded the 2687:2010 World Cup qualifying 1839:French Player of the Year 1582:, and Bellone. Following 1084:where they drew 0–0 with 147:. 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They also won the 7699:CNFE Clairefontaine 7674:Player of the Month 7643:Montaigu Tournament 7638:Lafarge Foot Avenir 7623:Coupe Charles Drago 7588:Coupe de la Réunion 7568:Coupe de Guadeloupe 7392:Division 3 Féminine 6801:Mediterranean Games 6287:. 18 December 2022. 6269:. 18 December 2022. 5244:Agence France Press 5048:. 30 September 2009 4289:2022 FIFA World Cup 4272:2022 FIFA World Cup 3245:, and French coach 3177:2018 FIFA World Cup 3171:2018 FIFA World Cup 3008:2014 FIFA World Cup 2891:President of France 2827:2010 FIFA World Cup 2821:2010 FIFA World Cup 2787:In the second leg, 2759:Republic of Ireland 2736:Republic of Ireland 2732:André-Pierre Gignac 2489:France started its 2439:2006 FIFA World Cup 2431:2006 FIFA World Cup 2399:2002 FIFA World Cup 2367:2006 FIFA World Cup 2129:1998 FIFA World Cup 2115:1998 FIFA World Cup 1807:1994 FIFA World Cup 1776:Manager of the Year 1717:alongside veterans 1680:François Mitterrand 1676:President of France 1631:Dominique Rocheteau 1607:Dominique Rocheteau 1590:missed his chance. 1559:defending champions 1555:Dominique Rocheteau 1521:. The team lost to 1503:1986 FIFA World Cup 1497:1986 FIFA World Cup 1475:Dominique Rocheteau 1471:football tournament 1353:Dominique Rocheteau 1259:Dominique Rocheteau 1191:1982 FIFA World Cup 1165:1982 FIFA World Cup 1094:Estádio do Maracanã 1074:Dominique Rocheteau 1066:Dominique Rocheteau 1054:1978 FIFA World Cup 1031:1978 FIFA World Cup 998:1974 FIFA World Cup 974:1974 FIFA World Cup 955:1970 FIFA World Cup 951:qualifying campaign 900:1966 FIFA World Cup 829:1962 FIFA World Cup 821:1958 FIFA World Cup 809:Jean-Jacques Marcel 771:Decline (1960–1976) 667:1958 FIFA World Cup 622:Republic of Ireland 618:1954 FIFA World Cup 540:1950 FIFA World Cup 504:1938 FIFA World Cup 469:1934 FIFA World Cup 430:1938 FIFA World Cup 398:Arthur Friedenreich 223:Olympic competition 102:UEFA Nations League 7725:Lists / statistics 7694:INF Clairefontaine 7611:Other competitions 7563:Coupe de Calédonie 7450:Ligue des Antilles 7006:Football in France 6863:INF Clairefontaine 6448:Unofficial matches 5556:. 19 November 2013 5190:. 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Mihaylov 1764:Jean-Pierre Papin 1762:with Cantona and 1623:Patrick Battiston 1605:, France without 1543:Jean-Pierre Papin 1437:game-winning goal 1305:Euro 84 Champions 1290:Pierre Littbarski 1278:Patrick Battiston 1274:Harald Schumacher 440:where they faced 7848: 7583:Coupe de Mayotte 7492: 7491: 7324: 7323: 7239:Saint Barthélemy 7039: 7038: 7004: 7003: 6992: 6985: 6978: 6969: 6968: 6464:Parc des Princes 6373: 6364: 6357: 6350: 6341: 6340: 6330: 6322: 6314: 6306: 6289: 6288: 6277: 6271: 6270: 6259: 6253: 6252: 6250: 6248: 6233: 6227: 6226: 6224: 6222: 6207: 6201: 6200: 6198: 6196: 6182: 6176: 6175: 6173: 6171: 6153: 6147: 6146: 6144: 6142: 6132: 6124: 6118: 6117: 6115: 6113: 6107: 6096: 6088: 6082: 6081: 6079: 6077: 6071: 6060: 6052: 6046: 6045: 6034: 6028: 6027: 6025: 6023: 6012: 6006: 6005: 6003: 6001: 5986: 5980: 5979: 5977: 5975: 5965: 5959: 5958: 5956: 5954: 5939: 5933: 5932: 5930: 5928: 5905: 5899: 5898: 5896: 5894: 5879: 5873: 5872: 5870: 5868: 5845: 5839: 5838: 5836: 5834: 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1912:was manager for 1823:Parc des Princes 1715:Didier Deschamps 1627:Bernard Genghini 1446:, France played 1444:national stadium 1387:friendly matches 1373:, member of the 1325:"carré magique" 1321:Parc des Princes 1251:Northern Ireland 1145:. France played 1062:Parc des Princes 963:Georges Boulogne 912:friendly matches 801:Maryan Wisnieski 701:Northern Ireland 671:Racing de France 579:Maryan Wisnieski 556:Željko Čajkovski 502:As hosts of the 497:Parc des Princes 418:Parc des Princes 402:Heitor Dominguez 382:Marcel Langiller 362:'s goal for the 356:Marcel Langiller 285:Maurice Delanche 211:Parc des Princes 209:, played at the 153:gold medal match 7856: 7855: 7851: 7850: 7849: 7847: 7846: 7845: 7821: 7820: 7819: 7814: 7798: 7720: 7652: 7618:CFA (1935–1971) 7602: 7573:Coupe de Guyane 7551: 7545:Coupe Nationale 7505:Coupe de France 7479: 7413: 7309: 7273: 7147: 7067:All-time record 7030: 7019:Philippe Diallo 7008: 6998: 6996: 6966: 6961: 6877:Other FFF teams 6872: 6846: 6805: 6779: 6749: 6726: 6651: 6551: 6530: 6509: 6490:All-time record 6478: 6469:Stade de France 6452: 6406: 6375: 6371: 6368: 6333:IFFHS Archive: 6328: 6320: 6312: 6304: 6298: 6293: 6292: 6279: 6278: 6274: 6261: 6260: 6256: 6246: 6244: 6234: 6230: 6220: 6218: 6208: 6204: 6194: 6192: 6184: 6183: 6179: 6169: 6167: 6154: 6150: 6140: 6138: 6130: 6126: 6125: 6121: 6111: 6109: 6105: 6094: 6090: 6089: 6085: 6075: 6073: 6069: 6058: 6054: 6053: 6049: 6036: 6035: 6031: 6021: 6019: 6014: 6013: 6009: 5999: 5997: 5987: 5983: 5973: 5971: 5967: 5966: 5962: 5952: 5950: 5940: 5936: 5926: 5924: 5906: 5902: 5892: 5890: 5881: 5880: 5876: 5866: 5864: 5846: 5842: 5832: 5830: 5822: 5821: 5817: 5807: 5805: 5796: 5795: 5791: 5781: 5779: 5771: 5770: 5766: 5756: 5754: 5745: 5744: 5740: 5730: 5728: 5719: 5718: 5714: 5704: 5702: 5692: 5688: 5678: 5676: 5651: 5647: 5637: 5635: 5625: 5621: 5611: 5609: 5599: 5595: 5585: 5583: 5573: 5569: 5559: 5557: 5548: 5547: 5543: 5533: 5531: 5522: 5521: 5517: 5507: 5505: 5504:on 28 June 2010 5496: 5495: 5491: 5481: 5479: 5478:on 28 June 2010 5470: 5469: 5465: 5455: 5453: 5444: 5443: 5439: 5429: 5427: 5418: 5417: 5413: 5403: 5401: 5390: 5386: 5376: 5374: 5369: 5368: 5364: 5354: 5352: 5351:on 29 June 2010 5345:France Football 5339: 5338: 5334: 5319: 5315: 5305: 5303: 5294: 5293: 5289: 5279: 5277: 5276:on 25 June 2010 5268: 5267: 5263: 5253: 5251: 5250:on 25 June 2010 5238: 5237: 5233: 5223: 5221: 5220:on 22 June 2010 5208: 5207: 5203: 5193: 5191: 5182: 5181: 5177: 5167: 5165: 5150: 5146: 5130: 5129: 5122: 5120: 5113: 5109: 5099: 5097: 5092: 5091: 5087: 5077: 5075: 5066: 5065: 5061: 5051: 5049: 5046:The Irish Times 5040: 5039: 5035: 5025: 5023: 5021:The Independent 5013: 5009: 4997: 4993: 4981: 4977: 4967: 4965: 4962:The Independent 4954: 4950: 4940: 4938: 4930: 4929: 4925: 4915: 4913: 4904: 4903: 4899: 4889: 4887: 4882: 4881: 4877: 4867: 4865: 4856: 4855: 4851: 4841: 4839: 4834: 4833: 4829: 4819: 4817: 4812: 4811: 4807: 4797: 4795: 4790: 4789: 4785: 4775: 4773: 4768: 4767: 4763: 4753: 4751: 4746: 4745: 4741: 4731: 4729: 4724: 4723: 4719: 4709: 4707: 4702: 4701: 4697: 4687: 4685: 4680: 4679: 4675: 4665: 4663: 4658: 4657: 4653: 4643: 4641: 4636: 4635: 4631: 4621: 4619: 4614: 4613: 4609: 4599: 4597: 4592: 4591: 4587: 4582: 4577: 4546: 4482: 4393: 4391:Previous squads 4345: 4339: 4295:Lucas Hernandez 4291: 4274: 4265: 4259: 4254: 4253: 4252: 4241: 4238: 4222: 4216: 4209: 4200: 4193: 4179: 4173: 4166: 4157: 4150: 4137: 4130: 4117: 4110: 4089: 4087: 4086: 4072: 4069: 4060: 4058: 4047: 4042: 4040: 4037: 4034: 4033: 4032: 4031: 4020: 4017: 3994: 3988: 3981: 3960: 3958: 3957: 3943: 3940: 3931: 3929: 3918: 3913: 3911: 3908: 3905: 3904: 3903: 3902: 3891: 3888: 3885:Nizhny Novgorod 3872: 3866: 3859: 3850: 3843: 3815: 3813: 3812: 3798: 3795: 3786: 3784: 3773: 3768: 3766: 3763: 3760: 3759: 3758: 3757: 3750:Alireza Faghani 3746: 3743: 3727: 3721: 3714: 3705: 3698: 3689: 3682: 3668: 3662: 3658: 3651: 3642: 3635: 3622: 3615: 3594: 3592: 3591: 3577: 3574: 3565: 3563: 3552: 3547: 3545: 3542: 3539: 3538: 3533: 3490: 3488: 3487: 3444: 3442: 3441: 3400: 3398: 3397: 3350: 3348: 3347: 3296: 3179: 3173: 3107:. A brace from 3070: 3064: 3059: 3010: 3004: 2963: 2921:Jérémy Toulalan 2894:Nicolas Sarkozy 2823: 2801:Florent Malouda 2771:Stade de France 2754: 2748: 2738:for a place in 2689: 2543:David Trezeguet 2537:, and two from 2476: 2471: 2459:Marco Materazzi 2412:Jacques Santini 2391:Sylvain Wiltord 2363:Zinedine Zidane 2356: 2295:David Trezeguet 2285:Luigi Di Biagio 2269:Fabio Cannavaro 2233:Stade Vélodrome 2210:Vincent Candela 2185:David Trezeguet 2169:Claude Makélélé 2133:Stade de France 2121: 2113:Main articles: 2111: 2102:Miroslav Kadlec 2048:Youri Djorkaeff 1981: 1975: 1955:Marcel Desailly 1918:Zinedine Zidane 1907: 1905:Zinedine Zidane 1901: 1891:, close to the 1885:Georgi Georgiev 1831:Emil Kostadinov 1795: 1789: 1781:Gérard Houllier 1745: 1739: 1655: 1599:Estadio Jalisco 1547:Yannick Stopyra 1517:, away, during 1499: 1416:Stade Vélodrome 1357:Bernard Lacombe 1313: 1307: 1167: 1119:Bernard Lacombe 1080:, travelled to 1020: 1014: 982:French football 947:Louis Dugauguez 920:Wembley Stadium 793:Raymond Kaelbel 785:Armand Penverne 773: 724: 677:Thadée Cisowski 643: 587:Armand Penverne 583:Thadée Cisowski 536: 477:Luxembourg City 350:in Montevideo. 348:Estadio Pocitos 328: 289:Jacques Caudron 167:, all defeats. 157:Upton Park F.C. 114: 70:Zinedine Zidane 20:history of the 12: 11: 5: 7854: 7844: 7843: 7838: 7833: 7816: 7815: 7813: 7812: 7806: 7804: 7800: 7799: 7797: 7796: 7791: 7786: 7781: 7776: 7771: 7766: 7761: 7756: 7751: 7746: 7741: 7740: 7739: 7728: 7726: 7722: 7721: 7719: 7718: 7717: 7716: 7711: 7706: 7701: 7696: 7688: 7683: 7678: 7677: 7676: 7671: 7660: 7658: 7654: 7653: 7651: 7650: 7645: 7640: 7635: 7630: 7625: 7620: 7614: 7612: 7608: 7607: 7604: 7603: 7601: 7600: 7595: 7590: 7585: 7580: 7575: 7570: 7565: 7559: 7557: 7553: 7552: 7550: 7549: 7548: 7547: 7542: 7534: 7533: 7532: 7527: 7519: 7518: 7517: 7512: 7507: 7498: 7496: 7489: 7485: 7484: 7481: 7480: 7478: 7477: 7475:Tahiti Ligue 1 7472: 7467: 7462: 7457: 7452: 7447: 7442: 7437: 7432: 7427: 7421: 7419: 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5738: 5727:. 19 June 2016 5712: 5686: 5645: 5619: 5593: 5567: 5541: 5530:. 23 July 2010 5515: 5489: 5463: 5437: 5426:on 23 May 2010 5411: 5384: 5362: 5332: 5313: 5287: 5261: 5231: 5201: 5175: 5164:on 4 June 2011 5144: 5107: 5085: 5059: 5033: 5007: 4991: 4975: 4948: 4923: 4897: 4875: 4849: 4827: 4805: 4783: 4761: 4739: 4717: 4695: 4673: 4651: 4629: 4607: 4584: 4583: 4581: 4578: 4576: 4575: 4569: 4568: 4564: 4563: 4558: 4552: 4551: 4547: 4545: 4544: 4539: 4534: 4529: 4524: 4519: 4514: 4509: 4504: 4499: 4494: 4488: 4487: 4483: 4481: 4480: 4475: 4470: 4465: 4460: 4455: 4450: 4445: 4440: 4435: 4430: 4425: 4420: 4415: 4410: 4405: 4399: 4398: 4394: 4392: 4389: 4343:UEFA Euro 2024 4341:Main article: 4338: 4337:UEFA Euro 2024 4335: 4287:Main article: 4273: 4270: 4261:Main article: 4258: 4255: 4242: 4239: 4227: 4224: 4223: 4221: 4220: 4204: 4187: 4185: 4180: 4178: 4177: 4161: 4145: 4138:38' ( 4125: 4118:18' ( 4104: 4101: 4100: 4083: 4078: 4048: 4038: 4036: 4021: 4018: 4006: 4003: 4002: 4000: 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France beat 2535:Nicolas Anelka 2495:UEFA Euro 2008 2475: 2472: 2470: 2467: 2449:, Brazil, and 2416:UEFA Euro 2004 2381:France led by 2355: 2352: 2277:Roberto Baggio 2206:Fabien Barthez 2161:Patrick Vieira 2119:UEFA Euro 2000 2110: 2107: 2090:Reynald Pedros 2064:Luboslav Penev 2036:St James' Park 1979:UEFA Euro 1996 1977:Main article: 1974: 1971: 1951:Emmanuel Petit 1934:Czech Republic 1914:UEFA Euro 1996 1903:Main article: 1900: 1897: 1869:Luboslav Penev 1849:Vincent Guerin 1788: 1785: 1768:Czechoslovakia 1743:UEFA Euro 1992 1738: 1737:UEFA Euro 1992 1735: 1667:Clairefontaine 1654: 1651: 1647:UEFA Euro 1988 1611:Andreas Brehme 1592:Luis Fernández 1498: 1495: 1383:UEFA Euro 1984 1309:Main article: 1306: 1303: 1295:Horst Hrubesch 1224:in Madrid and 1166: 1163: 1151:Czechoslovakia 1143:UEFA Euro 1980 1123:Marco Tardelli 1070:Michel Platini 1044:, who scored, 1042:Michel Platini 1018:Michel Platini 1016:Main article: 1013: 1010: 1006:Michel Hidalgo 1002:UEFA Euro 1976 994:total football 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