FIFA World cup 2010 France national football team

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France national football team

 The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation and competes as a member of UEFA. In 1930 France was one of the four European teams that participated at the inaugural World Cup  and are one of seven national teams to have won the competition, which they did in 1998 when they hosted the Cup. They defeated Brazil 3–0 in the final. France and England share the record of having one World Cup victory. 

Following France's 2001 Confederations Cup victory, they became, along with Argentina, the only national teams to win the three most important men's titles organized by FIFA : the World Cup, the Olympic Tournament and the Confederations Cup.

France team configuration :

Association	Fédération Françaisede Football
Nickname(s)	Les Bleus ("The Blues") L'Equipetricolore ("The Tri-color Team")
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Raymond Domenech
Asst coach	Alain Boghossian Pierre Mankowski
Captain	Patrick Vieira Thierry Henry
Most caps	Lilian Thuram
Top scorer	Thierry Henry
Home stadium	Stade de France
FIFA code	FRA
FIFA ranking	7
Highest  FIFA ranking	1 (May 2001 – May 2002)
Lowest  FIFA ranking	25 (April 1998)
Elo ranking	9
Highest  Elo ranking	1 (December 1984-April 1985 August 1985 February-June 1986 July 1998-March 1999 June 2000-May 2002 September 2003-August 2004 August 2006-October 2006 February 2007 June 2007-July 2007)
Lowest  Elo ranking	44 (May 1928 February 1930)

History of the France national football team

In 1904 the France national football team was created  .The  first official international match on 1 May 1904 against Belgium, in Brussels.  The Summer Olympics was France's major international competition.  on 9 May 1908, the French Interfederal Committee (CFI), a rival organization to the USFSA(Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques ), ruled that FIFA would now be responsible for the club's appearances in forthcoming Olympics Games and not the USFSA. In July 1930, France appeared in the inaugural FIFA World Cup, held in Uruguay In their first-ever World Cup match, France defeated Mexico 4–1  at the Estadio Pocitos in Montevideo. Lucien Laurent became notable in the match as he scored not only France's first World Cup goal, but the first goal in World Cup history.

France hosted the 1938 FIFA World Cup and reached the quarter-finals before losing 1–3  to the defending champions Italy.   At the 1958 FIFA World Cup, France reached the semi-finals losing to Brazil . France hosted the inaugural UEFA European Football Championship in 1960. Under Henri Guérin, France failed to qualify for the 1962 FIFA World Cup and the 1964 European Nations' Cup.France earned their first major  international honour  winning UEFA Euro 1984, which they hosted. At the 1986 FIFA World Cup, France were favorites to win the competition. and for the second consecutive World Cup reached the semi-finals against West Germany in the semi-finals. Again, however, they lost. A 4-2 victory over Belgium gave France third place. In 1988, the French Football Federation opened the Clairefontaine National Football Institute.

France's campaign for 2010 World Cup qualification got off to a disappointing start with the team suffering disastrous losses and earning uninspired victories. France eventually finished second in the group and earned a spot in the UEFA play-offs against the Republic of Ireland  for a place in South Africa. In the first leg,  France defeated the Irish 1–0 and in the second leg procured a 1–1 draw, via controversial circumstances, to qualify for the World Cup.

France national stadium :

During France's early run of existence, the team's national stadium alternated between the Parc des Princes in Paris and the Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir  in Colombes.In 1998, the Stade de France was inaugurated as France's national stadium ahead of the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Located in Saint-Denis, a Parisian  suburb, the stadium has an all-seater capacity of 81,338. France's first match at the stadium was played on 28 January 1998 against Spain. France won the match 1–0 with Zinedine Zidane scoring the lone goal. Since that match, France has used the stadium for almost every major home game.

 

 

Coachs of France  :

Country	Name	Position
French	Raymond Domenech	Manager
French	Pierre Mankowski	Assistant manager
French	Alain Boghossian	Assistant manager
French	Bruno Martini	Goalkeeper coach
French	Fabrice Grange	Assistant goalkeeper coach
French	Robert Duverne	Fitness coach
French	Alain Simon	Doctor
French	Michel Brohan	Kinesiotherapy
French	Joffrey Martin	Kinesiotherapy
French	Patrick Bordier	Kinesiotherapy
French	Jean-Louis Valentin	Managing Director

France national football team Wrold record

World Cup record :

Year      Result          Position     GP     W     D*     L     GS     GA

1938    Quarterfinals       6           2       1       0       1       4         4
1998    Champions           1           7        6       1       0      15       2

European Championship record :

Year     Result          Position     GP     W     D*     L     GS     GA

1960      Semifinals         4             2       0      0       2        4         7

1984      Champions        1             5       5      0       0       14        4

2000     Champions        1             6       5      0       1       13        7

Confederations Cup record :

Year     Result          Position     GP     W     D*     L     GS     GA

2003     Champions        1            5        5      0        0      12       3


 Players
 

Most capped French players :

Years	Name	Caps	Goals
1994–2008	Lilian Thuram	142	2
1997–present	Thierry Henry	118	51
1993–2004	Marcel Desailly	116	3
1994–2006	Zinedine Zidane	108	31
1997–present	Patrick Vieira	107	6
1989–2000	Didier Deschamps	103	4
1989–2000	Laurent Blanc	97	16
1992–2004	Bixente Lizarazu	97	2
1999–2006	Sylvain Wiltord	92	26
1994–2006	Fabien Barthez	87	0

 
  

France top goalscorers :

Years	Player	Goals	Caps	Average
1997–present	Thierry Henry	51	118	0.43
1976–1987	Michel Platini	41	72	0.57
1998–2008	David Trezeguet	34	71	0.47
1994–2006	Zinedine Zidane	31	108	0.28
1953–1960	Just Fontaine	30	21	1.42
1986–1995	Jean-Pierre Papin	30	54	0.55
1993–2002	Youri Djorkaeff	28	82	0.34
1999–2006	Sylvain Wiltord	26	92	0.28
1953–1961	Jean Vincent	22	46	0.47
1933–1938	Jean Nicolas	21	25	0.84