[62] Kylian Mbappé was awarded the Best Young Player award and Antoine Griezmann was awarded the Bronze Ball and the Silver Boot for their performance during the tournament. 2022 World Cup qualifying draw: Ukraine’s national football team to face France 112 Ukraine International 20:19 7-Dec-20. [9][10] Just like the team's previous World Cup qualifying campaign, the 2010 campaign got off to a disappointing start with France suffering disastrous losses and earning uninspired victories. In the 1958 FIFA World Cup and 1986 FIFA World Cup, the … The France national football team represents France in international football. France played Italy in the final and, in part down to controversial disruptions in extra time that lead to captain Zinedine Zidane being sent off, failed to find a winning goal, Italy winning 5–3 on penalties to be crowned World Cup champions. Another loss to Chile resulted in the team bowing out in the group stage. [33] France won their group with wins over Romania and Albania and a goalless draw against Switzerland and were poised to play the Republic of Ireland in the round of sixteen. [50][51] Overall, due to the strength and value of their squad, France were tipped by many as one of the favourites for the title. The aforementioned three are all three of the finest players in their respective positions in the history of the game. In the first leg, France defeated the Irish 1–0 and in the second leg procured a 1–1 draw, via controversial circumstances, to qualify for the World Cup.[11]. France won the match 1–0, with Zinedine Zidane scoring the lone goal. National 1. At the 1934 World Cup, France suffered elimination in the opening round, losing 3–2 to Austria. Artemio Franchi Trophy (or Intercontinental Cup of Nations), Last update was on 25 October 2018. In the match against Israel, France were upset 3–2 and, in the Bulgaria match, suffered an astronomical 2–1 defeat. The team's colours are blue, white and red, and the coq gaulois its symbol. The two only lasted four matches and were replaced by former international Just Fontaine, who only lasted two. [47] Their only defeat of the qualifying phase was against Sweden; losing 2–1 in the last few minutes following an error from goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. In the round, France faced Yugoslavia and were shocked 5–4 despite being up 4–2 heading into the 75th minute. A week after the completion of the tournament, Platini stepped down as manager and was replaced by his assistant Gérard Houllier. His assistant Aimé Jacquet was given his post. Conversely, France also became the first team to not score in a match after losing 1–0 to fellow group stage opponents Argentina. France started its qualifying round for Euro 2008 strong and qualified for the tournament, despite two defeats to Scotland. The semi-final match-up is considered one of the greatest matches in World Cup history and was marred with controversy. Nevertheless, the first France shirt (as seen in their first official international match against Belgium in 1904) was white, with the two interlinked rings emblem of USFSA –the body that controlled sport in France by then–[67] on the left. A review of this team’s roster, perhaps the most talented since the 1998 side, reveals that it is as much African as it is French. In 2000, the team, led by FIFA World Player of the Year Zinedine Zidane, won its second title in Belgium and the Netherlands. WTD Withdrew due to other reasons. The team's worst result in the competition was a first-round elimination in 1992 and 2008. They played their first official match against Belgium in Brussels, securing a 3-3 draw. Two of Europe's top strikers will face each other when Belgium take on France in the Nations League semi-finals. [7] France earned their first major international honor two years later, winning Euro 1984, which they hosted. Starting with Gordon Banks in goal, Bobby Moore on defence and Bobby Charlton in midfield. The France national football team (French: Équipe de France de football) represents France in men's international football and is controlled by the French Football Federation, also known as FFF, or in French: Fédération française de football. They, along with Germany, Italy and Uruguay, have also won their respective continental championship (Copa América for Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, and UEFA European Championship for France, Germany and Italy).[4][5]. The team won their first title on home soil in 1984 and were led by Ballon d'Or winner Michel Platini. Play would continue, until the 94th minute, in order to keep the crowd from panicking. [69], Beginning in 1966, France had its shirts made by Le Coq Sportif until 1971. At the 1958 World Cup, France reached the semi-finals losing to Brazil. France was the first national team to win the three most important men's titles recognized by FIFA: the World Cup, the Confederations Cup, and the Olympic tournament after victory in the Confederations Cup in 2001. Under Guérin, France failed to qualify for the 1962 World Cup and the 1964 European Nations' Cup. [8] After France finished bottom of the group, Lemerre was dismissed and was replaced by Jacques Santini. The defeat meant that France became the second nation to have lost the final on home soil, after Portugal lost the final to Greece in 2004.[40][41][42][43][44]. Also included are clubs from outside France that play within the French system (suitably highlighted). Italy will host the UEFA Nations League finals in October next year, European football's governing body said in a statement on Thursday. During the 1980s, France earned the nickname the "Brazilians of Europe" mainly due to the accolades of the "carré magique" ("Magic Square"), who were anchored by Michel Platini. The 1960s and 70s saw France decline significantly playing under several managers and failing to qualify for numerous international tournaments. He was replaced by José Arribas and Jean Snella, who worked as caretaker managers in dual roles. Boulogne was later fired following his failure to qualify for the 1974 World Cup and was replaced by the Romanian Ștefan Kovács, who became the only international manager to ever manage the national team. Visit FOXSports.com to view the France roster for the current soccer season. In the team's next major tournament at the 1998 World Cup at home, Jacquet led France to glory defeating Brazil 3–0 in the final at the Stade de France in Paris. The French national team is a breath of fresh air… We are very happy to come here and all very happy to see each other again. The team came as second in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The match was played at the Parc des Princes in front of 500 supporters. RET Retired from international football [12][13] The resulting disagreement over Anelka's expulsion between the players, the coaching staff and FFF officials resulted in the players boycotting training before their third game. [52][53][54] France, however, had a somewhat disappointing performance in the group stage, only managing a 2–1 win over Australia and a 1–0 win over Peru, followed by a match against Denmark which finished in a 0–0 draw. On 23 July 2010, at the request of Blanc, the FFF suspended all 23 players in the World Cup squad for the team's friendly match against Norway after the World Cup. [38][39] France, however, were beaten by Portugal 1–0 in the final courtesy of an extra-time goal by Eder. The now-defunct Confederations Cup started in 1992. France won the 2018 FIFA World Cup, defeating Croatia 4–2 in the final match on 15 July 2018. Antoine Griezmann ended his affiliation with Huawei on Thursday, saying the Chinese tech giant has contributed to the repression of the Uighurs. In 2018, France defeated Croatia 4–2 in the final match and won the World Cup for the second time.[84]. Giroud nets two as France relegate Sweden, Real Madrid face woe as Ramos, Varane injured, Pogba's France comments no dig at Man United; Salah should have known better, United's Pogba: France duty 'breath of fresh air', France beat Ronaldo's Portugal to reach semis. Domenech, whose contract already expired, was succeeded as head coach by former international Laurent Blanc. Source:[86] This prompted Domenech to persuade several past members out of international retirement to help the national team qualify, which they accomplished following a convincing 4–0 win over Cyprus on the final day of qualifying. Prior to this, Uruguay and Italy had won both the Olympic tournament and the World Cup in the 1920s and 1930s. In advance of France's hosting of Euro 2016, Nike unveiled a new, unconventional kit set: blue shirts and shorts with red socks at home, white shirts and shorts and with blue socks away. Since 2001, Argentina (after the 2004 Olympics) and Brazil (after the 2016 Olympics) are the other two national teams that have won these three titles. PLUS: What was Mo Salah thinking? COV Withdrew due to COVID-19 The French star, who helped win the World Cup for the national football team back in 2018, was sold by Juventus to Manchester United for a whopping €106 million. The team has also finished in third place on two occasions in 1958 and 1986 and in fourth place once in 1982. France are colloquially known as Les Bleus (The Blues). France won the match 1–0 with the only goal coming from Gaston Cyprès. The following year, they played their first home match at the famous Parc des Princes, defeating Switzerland in front of close to 500 fans. 01:47 In 1921, the USFSA finally merged with the FFF. In 1972, France reached an agreement with German sports apparel manufacturer Adidas to be the team's kit provider. Five months after Clairefontaine's opening, manager Henri Michel was fired and was replaced by Michel Platini, who failed to get the team to the 1990 World Cup. The 2018 World Cup winners have incredible depth and their rivals are handling tricky rebuilds. France geared up for their upcoming Nations League games with a 2-0 home defeat against Finland as their 12-match unbeaten streak came to an end. Here are the results! The team is just below Spain and Germany who have won three titles each. Under the leadership of Platini, who scored a tournament-high nine goals, France defeated Spain 2–0 in the final. The subsequent blame and public outcry to the firing of Houllier and departure of several players from the national team fold. The national team is one of eight national teams to have won at least one FIFA World Cup title. France bowed out during the group stage portion of the tournament after having been placed in the group of death (which included Netherlands and Italy). At the 1986 World Cup, France were favorites to win the competition, and, for the second consecutive World Cup, reached the semi-finals where they faced West Germany. Hurst was not a starter for England but an injury to Jimm… The center drew media spotlight following its usage as a base camp by the team that won the 1998 World Cup. The following matches have been played within the past 12 months. It oversees all aspects of professional and amateur soccer throughout France and French overseas territories. Paul Pogba has said that his time away from Manchester United when he is playing with France is a "breath of fresh air.". Since that match, France has used the stadium for almost every major home game, including the 1998 World Cup final. In the 2006 World Cup final stages, France finished undefeated in the group stage portion and advanced all the way to the final defeating the likes of Spain, Brazil and Portugal en route. In the third-place match, France were defeated 2–0 by the Czechoslovakians. The unprecedented deal was valued at €320 million over seven years (1 January 2011 – 9 July 2018), making France's blue shirt the most expensive ever in the history of football.[71][72]. Now it occupies the 24th position. Chelsea forward Olivier Giroud will seek a move away from the club in January to keep his Euro 2020 dream alive, sources have told ESPN. The following year saw the first selection of a black player to the national team. The French National Football Team have their origin in the Football Team of Union des Sociétés Françaises des Sports Athlétiques, USFSA(Union of French Athletic Sports Societies). However, due to UEFA regulations, France was forced to wear a modified version with the sleeve colours almost desaturated in their Euro 2016 group stage game against Switzerland, which continued to be worn during 2018 World Cup qualifying. In a 1978 World Cup match against Hungary in Mar del Plata, both teams arrived at Estadio José María Minella with white kits, so France played in green-and-white striped shirts borrowed from Club Atlético Kimberley. [73] In February 2013, Nike revealed an all baby blue change strip. After two years in charge, he was sacked and replaced with Michel Hidalgo. [29], France automatically qualified as hosts for Euro 2016. The other two being United States (withdrawing in 1938 without actually playing any match) and Brazil (reaching the finals tournament each time). Under Houllier, France and its supporters experienced a heartbreaking meltdown after having qualification to the 1994 World Cup all but secured with two matches to go, which were against last place Israel and Bulgaria. The France national football team (French: Équipe de France de football) represents France in men's international football and is controlled by the French Football Federation, also known as FFF, or in French: Fédération française de football. [68], France normally wear blue shirts, white shorts and red socks at home (similar setup to Japan), while, when on the road, the team utilizes an all-white combination or wear red shirts, blue shorts, and blue socks with the former being the most current. Can Deschamps do it. In 1998, the Stade de France was inaugurated as France's national stadium ahead of the 1998 World Cup. France National Team France is just about as much of a FIFA World Cup™ regular as you can find, their now 14 appearances bettered only by Mexico, Argentina, Italy, Germany and hosts Brazil. France was one of the four European teams that participated at the inaugural World Cup in 1930 and are one of eight national teams to have won the competition, which they did in 1998 when they hosted the Cup, defeating Brazil 3–0 … France hosted the 1938 World Cup and reached the quarter-finals, losing 3–1 to defending champions Italy. [66], The France national team utilizes a three colour system composed of blue, white and red. [48] France secured qualification to the World Cup finals with a 2–1 win over Belarus. France's star midfielder Paul Pogba has clarified that he will not be quitting the national football team over President Emmanuel Macron's 'Islamist terrorism' statement, contradicting reports on … Find out the results! Lucien Laurent became notable in the match as he scored not only France's first World Cup goal, but the first goal in World Cup history. The team has won the 1998 FIFA World Cup, 2018 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1984 and UEFA Euro 2000. Diagne later played with the team at the 1938 World Cup, alongside Larbi Benbarek, who was one of the first players of North African origin to play for the national team. France was one of the four European teams that participated at the inaugural World Cup in 1930 and have appeared in 15 FIFA World Cups, tied for sixth-best. The team's two titles place in second place only trailing Brazil who have won four. France struggled in the early qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup. For the women's team, see, Overview of the national football team of France, For all past and present players who have appeared for the national team, see, For single-match results of the national team, see. Due to the blocked exits, spectators who could not leave the stadium had to go down to the pitch and wait until it was safer. Again, however, they lost. The day after the team's elimination, it was reported by numerous media outlets that then President of France Nicolas Sarkozy would meet with team captain Thierry Henry to discuss the issues associated with the team's meltdown at the World Cup, at Henry's request. 2020/2021; National 2; National 3; Coupe de France; Coupe de la Ligue; Trophée des Champions; Play-offs 1/2; Play-offs 2/3; Championnat National U19; Coupe Gambardella; Feminine Division 1; Feminine Division 2; Coupe de France Féminine; Trophée des Championnes Féminin; Feminine Division 3; Club Friendlies On the team's return to Paris, they were greeted as heroes by a crowd of over 4,000 supporters. PRE Preliminary squad / standby The French Football Federation (FFF) was founded in 1919. The 1950s saw France handed its first Golden Generation composed of players such as Just Fontaine, Raymond Kopa, Jean Vincent, Robert Jonquet, Maryan Wisnieski, Thadée Cisowski, and Armand Penverne. The Red Devils are ahead of France and Brazil. Added to these three was the emergence of Geoff Hurst, most notably in the World Cup final. France was one of the four European teams that participated in the inaugural World Cup in 1930 and, although having been eliminated in the qualification stage six times, is one of only three teams that have entered every World Cup qualifying cycle.[3]. In 1919, the CFI transformed themselves into the French Football Federation (FFF). They are the reigning world champions, having won the most recent World Cup final in 2018. As the years moved forward, France began hosting matches outside the city of Paris at such venues as the Stade Marcel Saupin in Nantes, the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille, the Stade de Gerland in Lyon, and the Stade de la Meinau in Strasbourg. In 1988, the FFF opened the Clairefontaine National Football Institute. Are we seeing the beginning of a historic run? Jacquet stepped down after the country's World Cup triumph and was succeeded by assistant Roger Lemerre who guided them through Euro 2000. The team's worst results in the competition were first-round eliminations in 2002 and 2010. The French international Karim Benzema, under formal investigation in connection with an alleged attempt to blackmail a fellow player, has been suspended from the national team, the head of … A member of the France national squad Leo Dubois has tested positive for Covid-19 at their training head-quarters in Clairefontaine, the French football federation said on Tuesday. Although, the team won the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup, France suffered a first round elimination at the 2002 World Cup. The victory gave the team the distinction of being the first national team to hold both the World Cup and Euro titles since West Germany did so in 1974, and it was also the first time that a reigning World Cup winner went on to capture the Euro. The team did return to major international play following qualification for the 1966 World Cup. France hosted the inaugural competition in 1960 and have appeared in nine UEFA European Championship tournaments, tied for fourth-best. [19] On 6 August, five players who were deemed to have played a major role in the training boycott were disciplined for their roles. In July 1930, France appeared in the inaugural FIFA World Cup, held in Uruguay. [31][32] France were drawn in Group A of the tournament alongside Romania, Switzerland and Albania. 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