Equip with France of football

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France 3 - 3 Belgium |- | broader victory | bgcolor=#EEEEEE| September 6th 1995
France 10 - 0 Azerbaïdjan |- | broader defeat | bgcolor=#EEEEEE| October 22nd 1908
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vainquor in 1998 |- | Championship of Europe | bgcolor=#EEEEEE| Final stages : 6
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The team of France of football is the national team of Football of the France, consisted a selection of the best French players under the aegis of the French federation of football.

Currently vice-champion of the world, it counts with her prize list a world cup (1998), two championships of Europe of the nations (1984 and 2000), two cuts of the Confederations (2001 and 2003) and a Olympic title (1984).

Blue of 1904 with today

Genesis

The creation of the team of France of football is related to the foundation of FIFA in 1904. From now on, the international matches dispute under the authority of this international federation. Thus, matches of the French selections disputed between 1895 (selection of Paris; British players residents in Paris mainly) and 1904 are not taken into account. Let us note the five thus matches international disputed by the selection USFSA vis-a-vis in Belgium and England amateurs between 1900 and 1904 with a French victory in 1900 against Belgium (6-2) and four defeats against England amateurs. Other federations did not follow this example, and regard their matches international going back to before 1904 as authentic matches international.

The team of France of football thus starts her official story in 1904 by a honourable tie in Belgium (3-3). The first three French strikers named Louis Mesnier, Marius Royet and Gaston Cyprès. The years which followed were not very glorious with in particular two shingling reverse against the Denmark undergone at three days of interval (0-9 then 1-17) at the time of the Olympic Games of London. Exclude from the FIFA the June 7th 1908, USFSA is however still in load of the Olympic selections of the summer 1908. In spite of this weakened position, she delegates two teams of France has and B to represent France in London. The payment authorized this double selection, but France was the only one to use this strange possibility. Moreover, many fixed prices were recorded in the rows of the players of the USFSA, and number of the 44 selected French players arrived the morning even of the match on the place of competition after a long voyage by train and boat. It is true a pantalonnade and these two Olympic meetings were retroactively entered as official matches of the team of France has (matches n°11 and 12). Starting from the match against Belgium of the May 9th 1908, in fact the CFI carries out the selections as an only federation recognized by the FIFA. The CFI did not manage to agree with the USFA, founding member of CIO, to introduce a team of France to the OJ of 1912. An agreement was sought until the last moment, then in June 1912, France was forced to declare fixed price.

Malgrès these conflicts between the various federations which coexist in the Hexagon making impossible the selection of the eleven best players of the country, some beautiful performances are to be announced. Victory in Italy in 1912 (3-4) in particular.

The First World War stops the activities of the team of France and causes the death of 17 of its international: Marius Royet (Parisian Sporting union), Henry Leg (French Club Paris), Andre François (Racing Club of Roubaix), Andre Puget (Racing Club of Paris), Albert Jenicot (Racing Club of Roubaix), Rene Fenouillère (Red Friendly Star Club of Paris), pol. G. Morel (Red Friendly Star Club of Paris), Francis Vial (Athletic Club of Vitry), Charles Dujardin (Tourquennoise Sporting union), Emile Dusart (Racing Club of Roubaix), Rene Camrad (French Sports association), Julien Denis (Racing Club of Calais), Charles Geronimi (AF Garenne Doves Paris), Ernest Guéguen (Servannaise Sporting union and Malouine Saint-Malo), Jean Loubière (Gallia Club of Paris), Pierre Six (Olympic Inhabitant of Lille), J. Verbrugge (French Sports association). The goalkeeper Zacharie Baton (Olympic Inhabitant of Lille) as for him is mutilated after having lost a leg in 1915.

First victory vis-a-vis the English (2-1) in 1921 mark real beginnings of a team of France selecting from now on the best players of the country following the creation of the FF in 1919. USFSA joined finally the FF in 1921, and the Blue ones are well from now on the team of France and more only one selection of players evolving/moving in such or such federation.

In July 1930, France takes part in the first World cup and there made good figure in spite of a hen raised with the Argentine (finalist of OJ of 1928) but does not manage to pass the first turn. In 1931, it is the Germany which inclines 1-0 vis-a-vis the Blue ones, then England sinks body and goods (5-2) on May 14th vis-a-vis a team of boosted France. In June 1932, the team of France carries out a round in the Balkans. She faces there the Yugoslavia the June 5th (demolished 2-1), the Bulgaria the June 9th (victory 5-3 with a quadruplet of Jean Sécember) and finally the Romania the June 12th (demolished 6-3). Also let us quote the match gained in Holland (4-5) in 1934. For this match of preparation for the World cup 1934, only three French players (Mattler, Liétaer and Alcazar) evolve/move in Division 1. The huits other players evolve/move in Division 2 North: Alexis Thépot, Jacques Mairesse, Alfred Aston in Red Star; Jean Nicolas, Roger Rio in Rouen; Jules Cottenier, Georges Verriest with the RC Roubaix; and Fritz Keller in Strasbourg. Thépot, Mairesse, Aston, Nicolas, Rio, Verriest and Keller will be even selected for the Football world cup 1934 in Italy.

The first black player selected in team of France of football (Raoul Diagne) celebrated his first cape as of 1931. He will evolve/move 18 times at the Blue ones before the Second world war. The first player of North-African origin selected at the Blue ones was the Morocco Ain Larbi Ben Barek. Larbi always holds the record of longevity in team of France of football: 15 years and 10 months of 1938 with 1954. Raoul Diagne and Larbi Ben Barek dispute together a famous match in Italy the December 4th 1938 vis-a-vis the world champions in title. In addition to the deplorable attitude of the Neapolitan public, the team of France “black, white, bor” is born in fact this evening.

The gilded generation of the years 1950

After the war, the Blue ones sign some brilliances results like this victory 0-4 in Czechoslovakia or tie 2-2 in 1951 against England with Highbury. It was necessary very little of it that the team of France of the Vignal, Jonquet, Baratte and Flamion is the first team continent to beat the English on their grounds; the Hungarian carry out this exploit later two years.

The gilded generation of the Fountain, Kopa, Piantoni, Vincent, Penverne, Wisnieski, Jonquet, Cisowski fits directly in the continuation of this team of 1951. France then becomes one of all the best team S main roads. She completely misses her world cup in 1954 because of a phase by baclée preparation then knows her apogee with a third place with the World cup 1958 in Sweden where Just Fontaine marks 13 of the 23 goals of the French. In semi-final, France falls vis-a-vis the Brésil following the wound from the central defender Jonquet. One finds still then the team of France in semi-final of the first championship of Europe after having eliminated the Austrians and the Greeks. Yugoslavia stops French 5 to 4.

France knows thereafter many disillusions during the Années 1960… It qualifies itself thus for the World cup 1966, but is unable to pass the first turn in spite of a manpower of foreground. France touches the bottom when it is demolished in residence 1-0 by the Norwegian amateurs the November 6th 1968 in match qualifier for the World cup 1970.

The revival

Under the crook of Georges Boulogne, France of football goes back on level and the team of France also benefits from this policy centered on the formation. Stefan Kovacs continues on this way by giving their chance to very many young people players. The results are not really still with go, but mentality, the physique and the tactical approach of the French players change.

The alarm clock of the team of France sounds in 1977 with the qualification for the Argentinian Mundial obtained by the rising generation of the French football whose learders are Platini, Rocheteau, Trésor, Bossis, Bathenay or Six. In Argentina, the French pay their lack of experience of the more high level by an elimination as of the first turn. Fallen in a group particularly raised, the French however make good figure by conceding only short defeats vis-a-vis two of the favorites of the competition which are Italy (1-2 in spite of the opening of the score by Bernard Lacombe as of the first minute of play) and the Argentine (a 1-2 of which very litigious penalty whistled against Marius Trésor). For the honor, the French come easily to end from Hungary (3-1) thanks to Lopez, Berdoll and Rocheteau, in their last match. This day, to Mar del Plata, the Bleus raise curious striped shirts white and green, consequence of a problem of intendance… The French had to fold back themselves in urgency on the behaviors of a local club.

“The three glorious ones”

While being based on the exceptional generation of the Platini, Rocheteau, Bossis, Giresse or Tigana, the Bleus sign 3 fabulous epopees between 1982 and 1986, with a fourth place with the World cup 1982, a victory with the Euro 1984 and a third place with the World cup 1986.

World 1982: a fourth unexpected place

The French however unload with World Spanish of 1982 in full doubt, consequence of a not very convincing series of friendly matches. The competition cannot more badly start besides, with a cuisante demolished vis-a-vis in England (1-3, of which a goal of Bryan Robson as of engagement). France rectifies the head thanks to an easy victory against the Kuwait, in a match marked by the irruption over the lawn of sheik Farid Al Ahmad Al Sabah which will require and manage to obtain from the referee that it cancels a goal of Alain Giresse, causing with the passage the anger of the selector Michel Hidalgo, then tears off its qualification for the second round by making tie against the Czechoslovakia.

With the second round, the French demolish themselves without much difficulty of the Austria (1-0) then of the Northern Ireland (4-1) thanks to two doubled Giresse and Rocheteau and reach the semi-finals. It is at the time of the match against Northern Ireland that Michel Hidalgo associates for the first time four players with offensive vocation (Tigana, Genghini, Giresse and Platini) in the middle of ground. The “magic square” was born.

Disputed with Seville, the semi-final of the French against the FRG returned in the legend of the foot. Quality of the practiced play, intensity, emotion, all contributed to make this match legendary. After Manuel Amoros had drawn on the transverse bar to the eighty eighth minute and that both team S had been left on the score of 1 goal everywhere at the conclusion of the prescribed time, the French, boosted by the aggression made by the German guard Harald Schumacher on Patrick Battiston, registered two back-to-back goals with starts prolongations via Marius Trésor and Alain Giresse. Continuing to play the offensive and a spectacular football, the French were made join with the score in the space of a few minutes and let themselves involve by FRG in a meeting of shootings to the goal which they left losers. In the absence of principal holders, France will also lose the match for the third place against the Poland (2-3).

Euro 1984: the first European sacring

Two years later, France approaches with the statute of favorite the Championnat of Europe of football 1984 which it disputes in residence. With a generation arrived at the top of its art, and the reinforcement of the hooker Shine Fernandez within the “magic square”, France will answer waitings. After one starts delicate against the Denmark and a lucky goal of Platini (1-0), France crushes the Belgium (5-0) then comes to end from the Yugoslavia (3-2). In semi-final, France faces the Portugal in Marseilles. Carried out of a goal to five minutes of the end of the prolongations, the Blue ones equalize before taking the advantage in the last moments of the match on a striking of Platini, consecutive with a heroic rush of Jean Tigana. Finally against the Spain, a frank blow of Platini who surprises the unhappy Spanish gatekeeper Luis Arconada resolves a match hitherto a41dernier $c-b1, e,10 $c-b26 ce $c-b16 $c-b43, bn,84 locked. Thanks to the thrust carried at the end of the match by Bruno Bellone, the team of France of football gains the first major title of her history.

World 1986: the exploit on the podium

For the World cup 1986, France makes figure of favorite again. But reduced by the recurring wounds of their two leaders of play Platini and Giresse, the Blue ones (from now on taken along by Henri Michel) pain to find the state of grace of 1984. France leaves itself without much difficulty but without plume a first turn largely to its range (victory 1-0 against the Canada, no one 1-1 against the the USSR and victory 3-0 against the Hungary) before facing the Italy in eighth of finale. At the end of a remarkably controlled match (victory 2-0, thanks to goals of Platini and Stopyra over two decisive master keys of Rocheteau), France leaves victorious this duel at the top between the world champions and the champions of Europe in title.

In quarterfinal, France finds on its road the Brésil. For much, it is a match between the two teams which practice the most beautiful football of planet. At that time, the French besides are often called the “Brazilian ones of Europe” in homage to their spectacular play and systematically turned towards the offensive. The match will hold all its promises, so much so that Pelé will qualify it “match of the century”. Dominators, the Brazilian ones open quickly the mark by Careca, before Platini does not bring back both team S to equality by taking again a center of Rocheteau. The spectacular prolongation during which the two teams will get each one of frank occasions will not make move the score, and the Blue ones are qualified at the conclusion of the test of the shootings to the goal and of the successful attempt at Luis Fernandez.

In semi-final, France earlier finds FRG for the revenge of Seville four years. But of revenge, there will not be. As if it had very given against Brazil, France, broken down of imagination, deprived of Rocheteau, wounded, which had distilled four decisive master keys in the three matches preceding and undoubtedly decreased physically by its victory with the shootings with the goal over Cariocas, butts against the rigor and the realism of the Germans, who assert themselves without much difficulty (2-0), those having played against the Morocco and the Mexico, which are adversaries much less famous than Italy and Brazil. The French will comfort themselves with the third place acquired at the expense of the Belgium in the “small final” (4-2 a.p.), their best result since the World cup 1958.

Successive disillusions

The epopee of the Mexican World cup marks the end of a generation of exception. In the months which follow, of many key players such as Platini, Rocheteau, Bossis, Giresse or Tigana their international retreat or their retirement announces very short.

The transition is too abrupt, and the new generation successively fails to qualify for the Euro 88 and the Mondial Italian of 1990. The tie against the Cypriot selection of the October 22nd 1988 propels Claude Bez, influence it president of the Girondins of Bordeaux, at the station of superintendant of the team of France, a station especially creates for him. Claude Bez indicates then Michel Platini with the head of the selection in November 1988. If the arrival of a new selector emblematic as Michel Platini does not prevent the absence with World Italian, it however raises many hopes. The perfect copy returned by the Team of France in the eliminating heats of the Euro 92 (8 victories in 8 meetings) lets forecast a return to successes of the years 1980 in the absence of a return to the good game. Indeed, seeing his room for maneuver limited by the weakness of individualities of which it lays out, Platini built a team with very defensive vocation, without true creative medium, and who hopes on the two large French players of the time (Eric Cantona and Jean-Pierre Papin) to make the difference in attack. But at the time of the Euro 1992 in Sweden, France is unable to confirm its course of the eliminating heats and fall without glory as of the first turn, after two ties (against the Sweden and the England) and a defeat (against the Denmark, future winner of the tournament).

In the months which follow, the team of France, strong of a manpower to quality in rise, seems to find colors. But at the time of the eliminating heats of the World cup 1994, the Blue ones, mined by quarrels of ego and the bad competition between “Marseillais” and “Parisian”, crumble in the last straight line and concede back-to-back two cuisantes defeats with residence with the autumn 1993 (2-3 against Israel, then 1-2 against the Bulgaria) and miss a qualification which seemed to them promised (it was enough for them to a tie at the time of these two matches).

The inauguration of the center of drive of Clairefontaine and the rise to power of the formation to the Frenchwoman installation as of the years 1970 pennies the impulse of Georges Boulogne make it possible however French football to hope for better days.

The apotheosis

1996: one Euro synonymous with reconquest

The shortly after the rout of the autumn 1993, the new national sport selector Aimé Jacquet must all rebuild. If it can be based on a defensive sector of quality, it will grope during nearly two years to find a good animation offensive. The eliminating heats for Euro 1996 are hard and let fear a new disappointment. But with the autumn 1995, spectacular and decisive victory outside against frightening the team of Romania seems to mark the birth certificate of a new group whose young person Zinedine Zidane affirms himself like the Master to be played. Qualified for the Euro 1996, the team of France reached there the semi-finals by confirming solidity with any test of its defensive block (four defenders and three recuperators mediums) but disappoints somewhat by the lack of inspiration of its offensive sector and its two creators (Zinedine Zidane and Youri Djorkaeff), however very awaited.

There but Jacquet can have a solid base of work in preparation for the Football world cup 1998, for which the Blue ones will be able to prepare in all quietude, without having to pass by the eliminating heats. Base all the more solid as as from the summer 1996, thanks to the Arrêt Bosman, the majority of the players of the team of France leave to play abroad where they acquire an international stature and an invaluable experiment of the high level.

1998-2000: dedication: World champions then of Europe

If the series of preparatory matches to the World cup raises a certain concern near several observers, the Blue ones are indeed present at go.

They are left with facility the first turn: victories against the South Africa (3-0), the Saudi Arabia (4-0) and the Denmark (2-1) but, private of suspended Zidane, butt in eighth against the defensive wall of the Paraguay and of its odd goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert. The qualification torn off in prolongation (goal out of gold of Laurent Blanc) makes it possible Blue to find the Italy in quarter. At the end 120 minutes of very high-quality, both team S play their qualification with the shootings with the goal and it is France which is essential. In semi-final, France seems close to falling vis-a-vis surprising the Croatian, but two goals of its side Lilian Thuram qualify it for the first final of its history, vis-a-vis Brazil.

The Brésil impressed since the beginning of the competition by the power and the address as of its attackers, but also showed the possibility for large defensive deficiencies. Dominators and realistic, the French kill the match in first period thanks to two goals of the head of Zidane. Reduced to ten in second period following the expulsion of Desailly, France sudden but registered in against a third goal liberator by Small Emmanuel in the last moments of the match. Didier Deschamps becomes the July 12th 1998 the first French player to raise the World cup.

France confirms its statute of better team of the world two years later, at the time of the Euro 2000. Thanks to the blossoming of attackers such as Worse Thierry Henry, David Trezeguet, Nicolas Anelka, Robert or Sylvain Wiltord, it offers even the luxury to practice a football more offensive than in 1998. On the bench, Jacquet yielded its place to its assistant of 1998, Roger Lemerre. After a first perfectly controlled turn (victory against Denmark and the Czech Republic, demolished without consequence vis-a-vis the Netherlands), France will know three meetings with top suspense which she will leave each time victorious. First of all in quarterfinal against the Spain (victory 2-1, with a penalty Spanish missed by Raúl in the stops by play). Then in semi-final against the Portugal (victory 2-1 with a victorious penalty of Zidane in the stops of play of the prolongation). And finally finally against Italy. Carried out 0-1 in the stops of play, France seems to be solved with the defeat. But Wiltord equalizes in the last moments of the match to tear off the prolongation, during which registered Trezeguet of a sumptuous resumption of stolen the goal out of gold synonymous with victory.

2002-2005: disappointment

Champion of Europe and the World title, France approaches the World cup 2002 in Asia with confidence, in spite of the departures with the retirement of her two old which are the captain Didier Deschamps and the libéro Laurent Blanc. As of the match of opening, the Blue ones are made surprise by Senegal (0-1) before conceding a tie against Uruguyan hookers (0-0). Forced of all miser on its last match against Denmark, France awaits much the return of Zidane, wounded since the beginning of the tournament. But a defeat without call (0-2) puts an end to the Asian adventure. France is humiliated, eliminated from the cut without to have marked the least goal.

Qualified easily for the Euro 2004 disputed in Portugal, and reassured by impressive services at the time of friendly matches (in particular a victory 3-0 in Germany against the Mannschaft) the Blue ones appear to have found their superb. The first match of the tournament against England, and the unhoped-for victory of France (2-1, thanks to two goals of Zidane in all end of match) seems even replonger the Blue ones in the euphoria of 1998 and 2000, when all succeeded to them. But no happy (tying goal of David Trezeguet sullied with a fault of hand) against the Croatia and a not very convincing victory vis-a-vis the Suisse worries. Concern which finds its justification in quarterfinal, where France is eliminated without glory by the Greece (future winner of the tournament), at the end of a very average service.

These premature eliminations give the feet on the ground to a French football which was regarded then as untouchable. Raymond Domenech becomes the new national sport selector. Deep changes are brought, as well from the point of view of the technical team surrounding the Blue ones as on that of the ground. The team has evil to find a play effective and coherent, because of the retirement or volunteer of the majority of the key players of the team, of which Zidane, Lizarazu, Thuram and Makélélé. In parallel, of young players (Abidal, Govou, Malouda) still little experienced with the international level integrate the national selection. Vikash Dhorasoo, had a presentiment of to take the changing of Zidane at the post of leader of play, takes a lead in the technical plan but reveals deficiencies on the physical level. Robert Worse, Ludovic Giuly and Johan Micoud in parallel undergo a setting with the variation by the selector. The transition is difficult but it should be noticed that the Team of France took part in all the appointments Mondiaux and European disputed since 1996.

2006, the countryside of Germany: the return to the top

The August 3rd 2005, Zidane announces that it returns on its international retreat, follow-up of Thuram and Makélélé, and with France qualifies accuracy vis-a-vis Cyprus for the World cup 2006 equips it. March 1st 2006, hardly more than 3 months before the opening of the competition, a defeat (the first under the Domenech era) in a friendly match vis-a-vis the Slovakia, calls with new changes in the composition of the team.

A few days before the beginning of the World cup 2006, Raymond Domenech seems to have chosen his guard (Barthez), his defense (Sagnol, Thuram, Gallas, Abidal) and his medium ground (Makélélé, Zidane, Vieira, Malouda). Only uncertainties relate to the pair of attackers (Henry and Trezeguet holds the cord but Wiltord, Saha, Cissé and Ribéry is also well placed). The three victories in the matches of preparation (vis-a-vis the Mexico, with the Denmark and the China) make it possible the team of France to approach the competition with a certain confidence but without Cissé, unfortunately victim of a double fracture to the right leg, and replaced by Sidney Govou the day of the departure in Germany.

The team of France begins strong evil her tournament by conceding two matches null (Suisse 0-0, South Korea 1-1) against adversaries with her range. A victory 2-0 against the Togo enables him however to obtain, of accuracy, its qualification.

It is qualified then for the eighth of finale where it faces the Spain, Tuesday June 27th. Preceded by a Spanish press campaign relating to the imminent retirement of Zidane (the French captain had taken its retirement of player of club on the stage of Real Madrid little before the world cup and it thus remained to him to take its international retreat), and to the inescapable qualification of the team of Spain vis-a-vis French players considered to be growing old, France arrives, with the general surprise, to obtain its ticket for the quarterfinals on the score of 3-1 after goals of Zidane, Ribéry and Vieira, Spain having opened the score on a penalty transformed by Villa.

July 1st with 21:00, France succeeds in overcoming the Brésil in quarterfinals on the score of 1-0 (goal of Henry) with the 57e minute on a frankly decisive blow of Zinédine Zidane. It is the first time in team of France which Zidane makes a decisive master key with Henry - in a match which will certainly remain like technically and tactiquement most accomplished of this team of France-there.

Victorious 1-0 (penalty of Zidane to the 33e minute) of the Portugal in semi-final the July 5th, France plays its second final of World cup, against the Italian in Berlin the July 9th. France inclines itself with the shootings with the goal (1-1, 5-3 t.a.b.).

And afterwards?

On the way towards the Euro 2008

See also: Evolution of the formations in team of France of football

Extremely of his experiment and successes of the Team of France, Raymond Domenech is taken back in his functions of national sport selector for four years additional until the World cup 2010. Thuram and Makélélé decides to remain in spite of their 35 and 33 years respective. The next expiry for the Blue ones, the eliminating heats of the Euro 2008, started under good omens for the Blue ones thanks to two victories against the Georgia (3-0) and against the Italy (3-1). At the time of the following days, the Team of France inclined itself against the Scotland (0-1) before reassuring itself vis-a-vis the Faroe Islands (5-0) and with the Greece (1-0) in friendly match for the last meeting of 2006. For the first match of the year 2007, the Team of France inclines itself vis-a-vis in Argentina (0-1) in friendly match at the Stade de France.

Today, one can say that the France is in period of rebuilding, following the example period post- World cup 2002. It counts on a new generation of talented players like Franck Ribéry, Jérémy Toulalan, Julien Escudé, Rio Antonio Mavuba, Karim Benzema, Samir Nasri, Abou Diaby, Bakary Sagna, Lassana Diarra, etc

For the resumption of the qualifications to the Euro 2008, the March 24th 2007, the team of France obtains a difficult, short but invaluable victory, vis-a-vis the modest team of Lithuania, thanks to a goal of Anelka to the 73e minute. A few days later, a team of very renovated France gained the second match of this international cut vis-a-vis the team of Austria, country organizing with the Suisse, 1 goal with 0 in friendly match with the Stade de France. In June 2007, the qualifications with the Euro 2008 continue: June 2nd, France receives the Ukraine with Saint-Denis and is essential 2 goals on 0 (goals of Ribéry and Anelka. June 6th, in Auxerre, France plays against the Georgia and in spite of one crushing domination gains only grace one drank (1-0) signed Nasri. August 22nd, 2007, the Blue ones move as Slovakia for a friendly match, and are essential still accuracy (1-0) thanks to a goal of Henry. The qualifications continue in September, with a displacement in Italy on September 8th, where the team of France succeeds in taking down a tie (0-0) in a stage of San Siro with hostile environment (the Marseillaise having been whistled by the Italian tifosi ). September 12th, the Blue ones receive the Scotland with the Parc of the Princes to Paris, and against any waiting, incline themselves (0-1) thanks to a goal of the Scot James McFadden, in spite of many occasions of shooting and a possession of relatively important ball (72% on average). October 13rd, the Team of France outside asserts vis-a-vis the Faroe Islands 6 goals on 0, thanks to a goal of Thierry Henry (equalizing the record of goal marked in team of France of Michel Platini), one doubled of Karim Benzema, then the first goals of Jerome Rothen and Hatem Ben Arfa in team of France.

The October 17th 2007, with Nantes, the team of France meets the Lithuania. After 79 minutes of sterile domination, in spite of many tallied shootings, France carries it thanks to one doubled of Thierry Henry to the 79e and 81e minutes. He becomes only recordman of the goals in team of France. During this time, the Georgia beats the Scotland by 2 goals with 0. After the victory of the Italy 2-1 against the Scotland on November 17th, France is ensured to be qualified for the Euro 2008, no matter what it arrives. The countryside of the eliminating heats of the Euro 2008 is completed vis-a-vis the Ukraine the November 21st 2007 by a tie (2-2) with goals of Thierry Henry and Sidney Govou and which will be marked by the first selection of the goalkeeper Sebastien Frey. France finishes in the second place of the group B of the eliminating heats of the Euro 2008 with 26 points (8 victories, 2 null, 2 defeats) and 25 goals marked for 5 boxed, preceded by the Italy of 3 points. Raymond Domenech becomes the first selector of the team of France to twice qualify it on the ground continuation for two major events: the World 2006 and the Euro 2008.

The drawing lot of the final stage of the Euro 2008 took place the December 2nd 2007 with Lucerne, France will meet the Italy, the Netherlands and the Romania. The first match of Blue will be against the Romania.

Places of drives and home matches

See also: national Technical center Fernand-Sastre

At the time of the phases of preparation the team of France involves itself at the national Technical center Fernand-Sastre located at Clairefontaine-in-Yvelines. This national training center was initiated in 1976 when Fernand Sastre was president of the French federation of football. The field of Montjoye was bought in 1982 and the center opened its doors in 1988. The center will be the base camp the Blue ones during the Football world cup 1998 disputed in France.

The national technical center Fernand-Sastre has undergoes a large restoration during the winter 2007 which consisted in remaking all the places inhabited by the blue ones (rooms, refectory, etc), the blue ones involved itself at the Hidalgo stage in Saint-Gratien (95) for the match France-Argentina (February 2007) because of this work.

The center employs 60 people in a permanent way. The total surface area is of 56 hectares of which: 66000 m ² of turfed grounds. 302 beds are available.

Since the creation of the Stade de France, a contract binds the Federation and the operating company of the stage. At least five matches official per annum of the team of France in residence must be held in its enclosure.

The manpower of Blue today

Principal players of yesterday

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Defensive mediums

Offensive mediums

Attackers

Better strikers

The best striker of the team of France east since the October 17th 2007 Thierry Henry with 44 goals. One finds by decreasing order:

For a more complete classification, to see Better strikers in team of France of football .

More selected

The greatest number of selections is held since the June 23rd 2006 by Lilian Thuram .

  • Last MAJ of the table: 11/21/2007 after the match Ukraine-France.

  • Voir Listes of the players of the team of France has for more details.

Selectors

Sélectionneurs
of EDF since 1955

Results of the national selection

  • See this page for a classification of the matches of France by adversary . (associated Category)
  • See this one for a classification of the matches of France by year .
  • See here for the matches having an article which is clean for them.

Prize list

Équipe of France has See Federation for the prize list of the other teams of France (Olympic, hopes…)

Course out of World cup

Course in Championship of Europe

Course out of Cut of the Confederations

The France is the only country with the Denmark to have gained all the Coupes of the Confederations in which it took part (2001 and 2003).

Adversaries of France since 1904

  • Last update after Ukraine-France on November 21st, 2007

Matches memorable

See too

  • Liste of selected in team of France has football
  • Meilleurs strikers in team of France of football
  • Équipe of France of football in 2006
  • Équipe of France of football in 2007
  • : Category: Equip with France of football per season
  • Liste of the matches of the team of France of football by adversary
  • Équipe of France of football to the world cup 2006

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