France is not the same team that played in the last World Cup; this is a younger team that does not have the look of a champion. The prediction is that with some luck Les Bleus will get to quarter finals.
Zinedine Zidane Even though he announced his retirement from the selection, the captain came back to help his country during the qualifying phase. He is a player at the Real Madrid and leader of the France team.
Raymond Domenech Replaced Jacques Santini in the middle of 2004. He was directing the sub- 21 for eleven years and only got to be a finalist at the EuroCup ‘02 .
Big stars of its history
Just Fontaine The legendary player holds the record for goals scored in one World Cup: there were 13 in Sweden 1958.