France, their matches at the World Cup in Group E
November 22: France 4-1 Australia
November 26: France – Denmark
November 30: Tunisia – France
Possible opponents in eighths
In case of first place in the group: – Group C, team having finished in second place (December 4)
In case of second place in the group: – Group C team having finished in first place (December 3)
France, the squad for the World Cup
Guardians: Alphonse Areola, Hugo Lloris, Steve Mandanda
Defenders: Axel Disasi, Lucas Hernández, Theo Hernández, Ibrahima Konaté, Jules Koundé, Benjamin Pavard, William Saliba, Dayot Upamecano, Raphaël Varane
Environments: Eduardo Camavinga, Youssouf Fofana, Matteo Guendouzi, Adrien Rabiot, Aurélien Tchouameni, Jordan Veretout
Attackers: Kingsley Coman, Ousmane Dembélé, Olivier Giroud, Antoine Griezmann, Randal Kolo Muani, Kylian Mbappé
How the team qualified
Group D
France 1-1 Ukraine
Kazakhstan 0-2 France
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-1 France
France 1-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ukraine 1-1 France
France 2-0 Finland
France 8-0 Kazakhstan
Finland 0-2 France
Best striker: Antoine Griezmann (6 goals)
France, coach: Didier Deschamps
A defensive midfielder who won the UEFA Champions League with Marseille and Juventus, Deschamps captained Les Bleus to the 1998 FIFA World Cup and then to UEFA EURO 2000. France since 2012, he made up for disappointment in the UEFA EURO 2016 final by leading his side to World Cup glory two years later. He bounced back from a disappointing UEFA EURO 2020 to win the 2021 UEFA Nations League.
France, captain: Hugo Lloris
The 35-year-old Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper is in his fourth World Cup finals, equaling Thierry Henry’s national record. If all goes according to plan in Qatar, Lloris will become the most capped player in the history of the Blues, as he is three lengths from Lilian Thuram’s record (142).
France, its historic stats in the World Cup
Record of matches played: Fabien Barthez and Thierry Henry (17)
Best striker: Just Fontaine (13)
Best route: victoire (1998, 2018)
in 2018: victory (4-2 in the final against Croatia)
After two wins and a draw in the 2018 group stage, two goals from Kylian Mbappé allowed the Blues to snatch victory over Argentina in the round of 16. They then beat Uruguay and Belgium to progress to the final, where strikes from Antoine Griezmann, Paul Pogba and Mbappé – and an own goal from Mario Mandžukić – doomed Croatia.
France, their qualifications for EURO 2024 (Group B)
24/03/2023: France – Netherlands
27/03/2023: Republic of Ireland – France
16/06/2023: Gibraltar – France
19/06/2023: France – Greece
07/09/2023: France – Republic of Ireland
13/10/2023: Netherlands – France
18/11/2023: France – Gibraltar
21/11/2023: Greece – France
If one of the players initially included in the list is injured or contracts COVD-19, he can be replaced until the day before the first match of his selection. In this case, the newly called up player does not necessarily have to be part of the list of 55 players. The new called will retrieve the number of the player he replaces.