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Platini did lead the team to Euro and, despite going on a match unbeaten streak prior to the competition, suffered elimination in the group stage. Under Houllier, France and its supporters experienced a heartbreaking meltdown after having qualification to the World Cup all but secured with two matches to go, which were against last place Israel and Bulgaria. In the match against Israel, France were upset 3—2 and, in the Bulgaria match, suffered an astronomical 2—1 defeat. The subsequent blame and public outcry to the firing of Houllier and departure of several players from the national team fold.

Under Jacquet, the national team experienced its triumphant years. The team started off well reaching the semi-finals of Euro , where they lost 6—5 on penalties to the Czech Republic. In the team's next major tournament at the World Cup at home, Jacquet led France to glory defeating Brazil 3—0 in the final at the Stade de France in Paris. Jacquet stepped down after the country's World Cup triumph and was succeeded by assistant Roger Lemerre who guided them through Euro David Trezeguet scored the golden goal in extra time.

The victory gave the team the distinction of being the first national team to hold both the World Cup and Euro titles since West Germany did so in , and it was also the first time that a reigning World Cup winner went on to capture the Euro. France failed to maintain that pace in subsequent tournaments.

One of the greatest shocks in World Cup history saw France condemned to a 1—0 defeat to debutantes Senegal in the opening game of the tournament. France became the second nation to be eliminated in the first round while holding the World Cup crown, the first one being Brazil in After the , , and World Cups , Italy, Spain, and Germany were also added to this list.

A full strength team started out strongly at Euro , but they were upset in the quarter-finals by the eventual winners Greece.

Santini resigned as coach and Raymond Domenech was picked as his replacement. France struggled in the early qualifiers for the World Cup. This prompted Domenech to persuade several past members out of international retirement to help the national team qualify, which they accomplished following a convincing 4—0 win over Cyprus on the final day of qualifying. In the World Cup final stages, France finished undefeated in the group stage portion and advanced all the way to the final defeating the likes of Spain , Brazil and Portugal en route.

France played Italy in the final and, in part down to controversial disruptions in extra time that lead to captain Zinedine Zidane being sent off, failed to find a winning goal, Italy winning 5—3 on penalties to be crowned World Cup champions. France started its qualifying round for Euro strong and qualified for the tournament, despite two defeats to Scotland.

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France bowed out during the group stage portion of the tournament after having been placed in the group of death which included Netherlands and Italy. 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.

In the World Cup final stages, the team continued to perform under expectations and were eliminated in the group stage, while the negative publicity the national team received during the competition led to further repercussions back in France. Midway through the competition, striker Nicolas Anelka was dismissed from the national team after reportedly having a dispute, in which obscenities were passed, with team manager Raymond Domenech during half-time of the team's loss to Mexico.

The day after the team's elimination, it was reported by numerous media outlets that then President of France Nicolas Sarkozy would meet with team captain Thierry Henry to discuss the issues associated with the team's meltdown at the World Cup, at Henry's request. Domenech, whose contract already expired, was succeeded as head coach by former international Laurent Blanc. At Euro in Poland and Ukraine, France reached the quarter-finals, where they were beaten by eventual champions Spain. France automatically qualified as hosts for Euro A brace from Antoine Griezmann , however, helped France to win the match 2—1 and qualify for the quarter-finals , where they beat a resilient Iceland 5—2 to set up a semi-final clash against world champions and tournament co-favourites Germany.

Griezmann was named the Player of the Tournament and was also awarded the Golden Boot in addition to being named in the Team of the Tournament , alongside Dimitri Payet. The defeat meant that France became the second nation to have lost the final on home soil, after Portugal lost the final to Greece in In FIFA World Cup qualifying , France topped their group with 23 points; winning 7 wins, drawing 2 and losing once, [47] although their two draws were against considerably weaker nations, drawing 0—0 with Belarus in their opening match [48] and against Luxembourg, failing to secure a win against the latter since , nearly years.

Following the renovation of the Parc des Princes in , which gave the stadium the largest capacity in Paris, France moved into the venue permanently. Both matches were friendlies. In , the Stade de France was inaugurated as France's national stadium ahead of the World Cup. Located in Saint-Denis , a Parisian suburb, the stadium has an all-seater capacity of 81, France's first match at the stadium was played on 28 January 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, including the World Cup final.

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Prior to matches, home or away, the national team trains at the INF Clairefontaine academy in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines. The center drew media spotlight following its usage as a base camp by the team that won the World Cup. In the 20th and 23rd minute of an international friendly on 13 November , against Germany, three groups of terrorists attempted to detonate bomb vests, at three entrances of Stade de France, and two explosions occurred.

Play would continue, until the 94th minute, in order to keep the crowd from panicking. Consequently, the stadium was evacuated through the unaffected gates of the stadium away from the players benches.

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Due to the blocked exits, spectators who could not leave the stadium had to go down to the pitch and wait until it was safer. The current agreement was set to expire following the World Cup. On 18 December , the Federal Council of the FFF agreed to extend its exclusive broadcasting agreement with the channel. The new deal grants the channel exclusive broadcast rights for the matches of national team, which include friendlies and international games for the next four seasons beginning in August and ending in June After France wins the second world championship in , M6 together with TF1 broadcast all international fixtures featuring France respectively until The France national team utilizes a three colour system composed of blue, white and red.

The team's three colours originate from the national flag of France , known as the tricolore. France have brandished the colors since their first official international match against Belgium in Since the team's inception, France normally wear blue shirts, white shorts and red socks at home similar setup to Japan , while, when on the road, the team utilizes an all-white combination or wear red shirts, blue shorts, and blue socks with the former being the most current. Between —, France wore a white shirt with blue stripes, white shorts, and red socks.

Beginning in , France had its shirts made by Le Coq Sportif until In , France reached an agreement with German sports apparel manufacturer Adidas to be the team's kit provider. Over the next 38 years, the two would maintain a healthy relationship with France winning Euro , the World Cup and Euro while wearing Adidas' famous tricolour three stripes.

During the World Cup, France wore an all-white change strip in all four of its knockout matches , including the final. The first France kit worn in a major tournament produced by Nike was the Euro strip, which was all dark blue and used gold as an accent colour.

In advance of France's hosting of Euro , Nike unveiled a new, unconventional kit set: The away shirt as worn in pre-Euro friendlies and released to the public also featured one blue sleeve and one red sleeve in reference to the "tricolore". However, due to UEFA regulations, France was forced to wear a modified version with the sleeve colours almost desaturated in their Euro group stage game against Switzerland, which continued to be worn during World Cup qualifying. France is often referred to by the media and supporters as Les Bleus The Blues , which is the nickname associated with all of France's international sporting teams due to the blue shirts each team incorporates.

The team is also referred to as Les Tricolores or L'Equipe Tricolore The Tri-color Team due to the team's utilization of the country's national colors: Led by coach Michel Hidalgo , France exhibited an inspiring, elegant, skillful and technically advanced offensive style of football, which was strikingly similar to their South American counterparts. The France national team has long reflected the ethnic diversity of the country.

Already in its first decades, there were in the France national team players that were considered of non-"genuinely" French origin, being descendants of immigrants of former colonies of the French Colonial Empire or of European countries neighboring France. The first black player to play in the national team was Raoul Diagne in During the s, the team was widely celebrated as an example of the modern multicultural French ideal. The multiracial makeup of the team has, at times, provoked controversy. In recent years, critics on the far right of the French political spectrum have taken issue with the proportional under-representation of ethnic white Frenchmen within the team.

In , led by Ghanaian-born Marcel Desailly , the French team unanimously and publicly appealed to the French voting public to reject the presidential candidacy of Le Pen and, instead, return President Jacques Chirac to office. In , Le Pen resumed his criticism charging that coach Raymond Domenech had selected too many black players. The socio-ethnic divide between the public and the team reached a climax during the World Cup.

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Once in South Africa, the team did not manage to score a goal in their first two matches, leaving almost no chance of going through save an exceptional win over hosts South Africa. Thereafter, the players went on strike because of what they saw as mismanagement of the Nicolas Anelka case.

Anelka had been forced to depart after a slur that leaked to the press. Players said he was misquoted, and complained of the alleged leaker from the staff, the media, and the federation. Instead of training, coach Raymond Domenech read the players' petition live on television to the stunned journalists. The national team's overall impact on France's efforts to integrate its minorities and come to terms with its colonial past has been mixed.

In , France played a friendly match at the Stade de France, the site of its World Cup triumph, against Algeria.

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It was the country's first meeting with its former colony, with whom it had fought a war from to , and it proved controversial. France's national anthem, La Marseillaise , was booed by Algerian supporters before the game, and following a French goal that made the score 4—1 in the second half, spectators ran onto the field of play, which caused play to be suspended. Sensational Strikes, Magnificent Mbappe and the end of an era for two icons of the game, Matchday 16 had it all! What was your highlight? France clinched their place at Russia by topping Europe's Group A, continuing a run of appearing at every tournament since Overview News Photos Profile.

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