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1998 WINNERS

Fabien Barthez
Lionel Charbonnier
Bernard Lama
Laurent Blanc
Vincent Candela
Marcel Desailly
Frank Leboeuf
Bixente Lizarazu
Lilian Thuram
Alain Boghossian
Didier Deschamps
Youri Djorkaeff
Christian Karembeu
Emmanuel Petit
Patrick Vieira
Zinedine Zidane
Bernard Diomede
Christophe Dugarry
Stephane Guivarc'h
Thierry Henry
Robert Pires
David Trezeguet



Coach
Aime Jacquet

_______'Today's
Didier Deschamp said

Now, everything is smooth and easy. Everyone is banking on France to retain their title. That could be a pitfall, although they are clearly the favourites.

'On paper, they have the best side but they must keep in mind that they will be the side to beat. And it's always hard to prove you are the best.

 

 

FRANCE

Goalkeeper
Club
On field (3-4-1-2)
Fabien Barthez
Grégory Coupet
Ulrich Ramé
Manchester United/ENG
Lyon
Bordeaux
Fabien Barthez
Marcel Desailly
Frank Leboeuf
Bixente Lizarazu
Lilian Thuram
Zinedine Zidane
Emmanuel Petit
Patrick Vieira
Thierry Henry
David Trezeguet
Sylvain Wiltord
Defender
Vincent Candela
Frank Leboeuf
Bixente Lizarazu
Willy Sagnol
Lilian Thuram
Marcel Desailly
Mickael Silvestre
Roma/ITA
O.Marseille
Bayern Munich/GER
Bayern Munich/GER
Juventus/ITA
Chelsea/ENG
Manchester United/ENG
Midfielder
Federation founded 1919
FIFA member since 1904

1930 - First round exit
1934 - First round exit
1938 - Second round exit
1950 - Didn't qualify
1954 - First round exit
1958 - 3rd place
1962 - Didn't qualify
1966 - First round exit
1970 - Didn't qualify
1974 - Didn't qualify
1978 - First round exit
1982 - 4th place
1986 - 3rd place
1990 - Didn't qualify
1994 - Didn't qualify
1998 - CHAMPIONS
Emmanuel Petit
Patrick Vieira
Zinedine Zidane
Claude Makelele
Christian Karembeu
Alain Boghossian
Johann Micoud
Youri Djorkaeff

Chelsea/ENG
Arsenal/ENG
Real Madrid/SPA
Real Madrid/SPA
Olympiakos/GRE
Parma/ITA
Parma/ITA
Bolton Wanderers/ENG
Forwards
Christophe Dugarry
Sylvain Wiltord
Thierry Henry
David Trezeguet
Djibril Cissé



Ct Lemerre		 Bordeaux
Arsenal/ENG
Arsenal/ENG
Juventus/ITA
Auxerre



France
 
Qualification Games

1930 - Uruguay
France-Mexico 4-1
France-Argentina 0-1
France-Chile 0-1

1938 - France
France-Belgium 3-1
France-Italy 1-3

1954 - Switzerland
France-Yugoslavia 0-1
France-Mexico 3-2

1962 - Chile
France-Hungary 1-2
France-Argentina 3-1
France-Bulgaria 0-0
France-Brazil 1-3

1970 - Mexico
Didn't qualify

1978 - Argentina
France-Italy L 1-2
France-Argentina L 1-2
France-Hungary W 3-1

1986 - Mexico
France-Canada 1-0
France-Soviet Union 1-1
France-Hungary 3-0
France-Italy 2-0
France-Brazil 4-3 (a.p)
France-West Germany 0-2
France-Belgium 4-2

1994 - United States
Didn't qualify

1934 - Italy
France-Austria 2-3

1950 - Brazil
Didn't qualify

1958 - Sweden
France-Paraguay 7-3
France-YugoslaviaL 2-3
France-Scotland 2-1
France-Northern Ireland 4-0
France-Brazil 2-5
France-West Germany 6-3

1966 - England
France-Mexico 1-1
France-Uruguay 1-2
France-England 0-2

1974 - West Germany
Didn't qualify

1982 - Spain
France-England 1-3
France-Kuwait 4-1
France-Czechoslovakia 1-1
France-Austria 1-0
France-Northern Ireland 4-1
France-West Germany 4-5 (a.p)
France-Poland 2-3

1990 - Italy
Didn't qualify

1998 - France
France-South Africa 3-0
France-Saudi Arabia 4-0
France-Denmark 2-1
France-Paraguay 1-0
France-Italy 4-3 (a.p)
France-Croatia 2-1
France-Brazil 3-0


Qualified as WC Winner

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STATISTICS
Played 41
Won 21
Drawn 6
Lost 14
Goals for 86
Goals against 58
Points 48

All time Table 6th

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TEAM RECORDS
Biggest victory:
7-3 vs Paraguay in 1958.
Biggest defeat:
2-5 vs Brazil in 1958.
Overall topscorer:
Juste Fontaine, 13 goals.
Most appearances:
Maxime Bossis, 15
Hosted the World Cup:
1938 and 1998


Thierry Henry



David Trezeguet
 
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