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France World Cup History

France have a storied history at the FIFA World Cup, featuring at the inaugural edition back in 1930. It took several decades for Les Bleus to emerge as a serious contender, reaching the World Cup semi-finals at back-to-back editions in the 80s.

Finally, in 1998, the French became World Cup winners when the showpiece event was held on home soil. **75,000** spectators filled the Stade de France for the World Cup Final, as France faced pre-tournament favourites Brazil. Remarkably, the hosts ran out 3-0 winners to capture a long overdue success.

France supporters would have to wait another 20 years for their next world title, having come within touching distance of the trophy in 2006. The 2018 World Cup Final saw Les Bleus defeat Croatia, 4-2, at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, to secure World Cup honours for the second time.

France Memorable Moments at the World Cup

There have been a number of famous World Cup moments involving France, with no fewer than four appearances in the World Cup Final since 1998.

Of course, the 1998 event was a magical occasion for the host nation. Les Bleus eased through their group before dispatching Italy, on penalties, in the quarter-finals. France weren't expected to overcome Brazil, yet somehow managed to record an emphatic 3-0 victory at the Stade de France.

The 2006 World Cup was also significant from a French perspective, although it remains a sensitive subject for French football fans. Zinedine Zidane grabbed the headlines after he was shown a red card for landing a headbutt on Italy defender Marco Materazzi in extra-time, and France went on to lose the subsequent penalty shootout.

More recently France played in back-to-back World Cup Finals in 2018 & 2022, with one ending in jubilation and the other in anguish.

Best France Players at the World Cup

Over the years there has been no shortage of talent in the France national team, with some world-class talents pulling on the blue jersey at the World Cup.

Michel Platini, Jean Tigana and Alain Giresse were integral for Les Bleus in the 1980s, while the likes of Laurent Blanc, Zinedine Zidane and a young Thierry Henry were involved in the 1998 World Cup-winning team.

In more recent years France have been represented at the World Cup by Kylian Mbappé, Antoine Griezmann and Olivier Giroud among others.

Top France Coaches at the World Cup

A number of well-known individuals have taken charge of the French national team at the World Cup.

Aimé Jacquet led France to victory at the 1998 tournament, though his successor Roger Lemerre failed to guide Les Bleus past the first round in 2002. Raymond Domenech was France manager at both the 2006 and 2010 events, though the latter was a calamitous experience for everyone associated with the French Football Federation.

Former national team captain Didier Deschamps became the first coach to lead France (or any nation) at three consecutive editions of the FIFA World Cup. Following a quarter-final exit in 2014, the French achieved World Cup glory in 2018 and returned to the World Cup Final again four years later, albeit they narrowly lost out to Argentina.

France at the FIFA World Cup