France national football team
Categories: European national football teams | Football in France
| Nickname | Les Bleus (The Blues) |
| Association | French Football Federation (Fédération Française de Football) |
| Coach | Raymond Domenech, 2004- |
| Most caps | Marcel Desailly (116) |
| Top scorer | Michel Platini (41) |
| First International Belgium 3 - 3 France (Brussels, Belgium; 1 May, 1904) | |
| Largest win France 10 - 0 Azerbaijan (Paris, France; 6 September, 1995) | |
| Worst defeat Denmark 17 - 1 France (London, England; 19 October, 1908) | |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 12 (First in 1930) |
| Best result | Winners, 1998 |
| European Championship | |
| Appearances | 6 (First in 1960) |
| Best result | Winners, 1984 and 2000 |
The France national football team is a successful European football team, generally considered to be one of the stronger sides in international football today.
France came third in the 1958 World Cup, a reasonably isolated success. The generation of Michel Platini and others came fourth in 1982, and third in 1986. In between, they won the European Championship in 1984.
France's most successful years were the 1990s, the generation of Zidane and others. This team played in the semifinals of Euro 96, two years later hosted and won the 1998 World Cup, and two years later won Euro 2000
Ranked as favourites despite losing key players through injury (Zidane, Robert Pirès), this team's performance in the 2002 World Cup was dismal, not winning a single game, nor scoring a goal. Despite this they were still among the favourites to win Euro 2004, but were beaten in the quarter-finals by the eventual winners Greece.
France won the Olympic Title in 1984 and a Bronze Medal in 1900. They also won two Confederations Cups: in 2001 and 2003.
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World Cup record
- 1930 - Round 1
- 1934 - Round 1
- 1938 - Quarterfinals
- 1950 - Did not qualify
- 1954 - Round 1
- 1958 - Third place
- 1962 - Did not qualify
- 1966 - Round 1
- 1970 - Did not qualify
- 1974 - Did not qualify
- 1978 - Round 1
- 1982 - Fourth place
- 1986 - Third place
- 1990 - Did not qualify
- 1994 - Did not qualify
- 1998 - Champions
- 2002 - Round 1
- 2006 - Qualified
European Championship record
- 1960 - Fourth place
- 1964 to 1980 - Did not qualify
- 1984 - Champions
- 1988 - Did not qualify
- 1992 - Round 1
- 1996 - Semifinals
- 2000 - Champions
- 2004 - Quarterfinals
Famous Players
See also: List of leading goalscorers for the French national football team
Coaches
Before 1955, players were selected by committee.
- Albert Batteux (1955-1962)
- Henri Guérin (1962-1966)
- José Arribas and Jean Snella (1966)
- Just Fontaine (1967)
- Louis Dugauguez (1967-1968)
- Georges Boulogne (1969-1973)
- Stefan Kovacs (1973-1975)
- Michel Hidalgo (1976-1984)
- Henri Michel (1984-1988)
- Michel Platini (1988-1992)
- Gérard Houllier (1992-1993)
- Aimé Jacquet (1993-1998)
- Roger Lemerre (1998-2002)
- Jacques Santini (2002-2004)
- Raymond Domenech (2004-)
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