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The France national football team ( French: Équipe de France de football) represents France in men's international football. It is controlled by the French Football Federation (FFF; Fédération française de football ), the governing body for football in France. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions.
Ligue 1, [ A] officially known as Ligue 1 McDonald's for sponsorship reasons, [ 1][ 2] is a French professional league for men's association football clubs. Being the top of the French football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Administered by the Ligue de Football Professionnel, Ligue 1 is contested by 18 clubs ...
The history of the France national football team dates back to 1904. The national team, also referred to as Les Bleus, represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation and competes as a member of UEFA . France was one of the four European teams that participated at the inaugural World ...
This article provides details of international football games played by the France national football team from 2020 to present. [ 1][ 2][ 3] The team reached the UEFA Nations League Finals for the first time. Later, they finished as top of Group F often described as Group of death in Euro 2020. [ 4] Les Bleus won their World Cup group and ...
Olympic football was originally an amateur sport, and as the pre-World War II France national team was also amateur, it was able to send a team to the games. The rules on amateurism were relaxed in the 1980s, which allowed France some success, notably a gold medal finish in 1984 .
DF. Defender. MF. Midfielder. FW. Forward. Hugo Lloris is the most-capped male France international having appeared in 145 matches and captained France to victory at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Olivier Giroud (137 caps, 57 goals) is the national team's all-time leading goalscorer. Michel Platini (72 caps, 41 goals) captained France to victory at ...
2023–24 Coupe de France. The Coupe de France ( French pronunciation: [kup də fʁɑ̃s] ), also known in English as the French Cup[ 1][ 2] or less commonly as the France Cup, [ 3] is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organised by the French Football Federation (FFF). [ 4] It was first held in 1917 and is open to all ...
Didier Claude Deschamps ( French pronunciation: [didje klod deʃɑ̃]; [ 5] born 15 October 1968) is a French professional football manager and former player who was managing the France national team since 2012. He played as a defensive midfielder for several clubs, in France, Italy, England and Spain, namely Marseille, Juventus, Chelsea and ...