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Teams


FRANCE


Zidane and company
Erase the failure of Korea-Japan
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.
Its last 5 matches
10/12/05
T
France
4
-
0
Cyprus
10/08/05
T
Switzerland
1
-
1
France
09/07/05
T
Ireland
0
-
1
France
09/03/05
T
France
3
-
0
Faroe Islands
08/17/05
A
France
3
-
0
Ivory Coast
T = Qualifying phase / A = Friendly matches
See the full schedule of matches
The Star The Coach


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.
Country information
Political system Republic
Surface area 547,030 km²
Population 58,804,000
Religion Catholic, Muslim, Protestant, Jewish
Currency Euro
Language French
Federation French Soccer Federation
Website www.fff.fr
World Cups 11
Titles 1 World Cup (1998)
2 EuroCups (1984 and 2000)
France
Group G
Stuttgart
    
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Leipzig
    
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Cologne
    
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France
Group G
Uniform
Tactics