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FRANCE
past | country Supporters Club de France |
Host Coach : Aimé Jacquet 9 participations Organizer of the Worldcup in 1938 FIFA World Ranking 05/1998) : 17th 
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| Selection 1998 of France Goalkeeper: Fabien Barthez (Monaco), Bernard Lama (Paris SG), Lionel Charbonnier (Auxerre) Defenders: Laurent Blanc (Marseille), Vincent Candela (AS Rome/Ita), Marcel Desailly (Milan AC/Ita), Frank Leboeuf (Chelsea/Ang), Bixente Lizarazu (Bayern Munich/All), Lilian Thuram (Parme/Ita). Midfielders: Alain Boghossian (Sampdoria Gênes/Ita), Didier Deschamps (Juventus Turin/Ita), Emmanuel Petit (Arsenal/Ang), Bernard Diomède (Auxerre), Youri Djorkaeff (Inter Milan/Ita), Christian Karembeu (Real Madrid/Esp), Robert Pires (Marseille), Patrick Vieira (Arsenal/Ang), Zinedine Zidane (Juventus Turin/Ita). Forwards: Thierry Henry (Monaco), Stéphane Guivarc'h (Auxerre), David Trézéguet (AS Monaco), Christophe Dugarry (Marseille). |
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Best players: L. Blanc, Deschamps, Zidane, Djorkaeff. Typical team: Lama (or Barthez) - Thuram, Desailly, L. Blanc, Lizarazu - Ba, Deschamps, Karembeu, Zidane - Djorkaeff, Guivarc'h (or Dugarry). |
| 1986 | 3rd place | 3rd | 1966 | 8th finale | 13th | 1938 | Quarter | 8th |
| 1982 | 3rd place | 4th | 1958 | 3rd place | 3th | 1934 | 8th finale | 9th |
| 1978 | 1st round | 12th | 1954 | 1st round | 9th | 1930 | 1st round | 9th |
To resume the previous cups
| 1986 | 3rd place | France | Belgium | 4-2(a.e.t.) | |
| 1986 | Semi finale | RFA | France | 2-0 | |
| 1986 | Quarter | France | Brasil | 1-1(p.kicks) | |
| 1986 | 8th finale | France | Italy | 2-0 | |
| 1986 | 1st round | France | Hungary | 3-0 | |
| 1986 | 1st round | France | USSR | 1-1 | |
| 1986 | 1st round | France | Canada | 1-0 | |
| 1982 | 3rd place | Poland | France | 3-2 | |
| 1982 | Semi finale | RFA | France | 3-3(p.kicks) | |
| 1982 | 2nd round | France | N.Irland | 4-1 | |
| 1982 | 2nd round | France | Autriche | 1-0 | |
| 1982 | 1st round | France | Tchecoslovakia | 1-1 | |
| 1982 | 1st round | France | Kuwat | 4-1 | |
| 1982 | 1st round | England | France | 3-1 | |
| 1978 | 1st round | France | Hungary | 3-1 | |
| 1978 | 1st round | Argentina | France | 2-1 | |
| 1978 | 1st round | Italy | France | 2-1 | |
| 1966 | 8th finale | England | France | 2-0 | |
| 1966 | 8th finale | Uruguay | France | 2-1 | |
| 1966 | 8th finale | France | Mexico | 1-1 | |
| 1958 | 3rd place | France | RFA | 6-3 | |
| 1958 | Semi-finale | Brasil | France | 5-2 | |
| 1958 | Quarter | France | N.Irland | 4-0 | |
| 1958 | 8th finale | France | Scotland | 2-1 | |
| 1958 | 8th finale | Yugoslavia | France | 3-2 | |
| 1958 | 8th finale | France | Paraguay | 7-3 | |
| 1954 | 8th finale | France | Mexico | 3-2 | |
| 1954 | 8th finale | Yugoslavia | France | 1-0 | |
| 1938 | Quarter | Italy | France | 3-1 | |
| 1938 | 8th finale | France | Belgium | 3-1 | |
| 1934 | 8th finale | Austria | France | 3-2(a.e.t.) | |
| 1930 | 1st round | Chile | France | 1-0 | |
| 1930 | 1st round | Argentina | France | 1-0 | |
| 1930 | 1st round | France | Mexico | 4-1 |
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FRANCE Country caracteristics: 58.000.000 inhabitants, 550.000 km² City: Paris System of government: Republic Colors: blue t-shirt, white short, red socks. Federation: Fédération Française de Football created the 7th of April 1919 |
Principals clubs: Marseille, Monaco, Paris-SG, Nantes, Bordeaux, Auxerre Principals stadiums: Stade de France (Saint-Denis, 80.000), Parc des Princes (Paris, 48.700), Stade Vélodrome (Marseille, 60.000), Stade Bollaert (Lens, 41.875), Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (Saint-Etienne, 36.000), Parc Lescure (Bordeaux, 37.300), Stade La Beaujoire (Nantes, 40.000). |