France 1998 squad

The tournament featured France as the hosts, Brazil as the winners of the previous World Cup and 30 other teams who emerged from the qualification tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. The 32 teams competed in a group stage, from which 16 teams qualified for the knockout stage. En route to the final, france 1998 squad, Brazil finished first in Group Awith two wins and one france 1998 squad, after which they beat Chile in the round of 16Denmark in the quarter-finals and the Netherlands in a penalty shoot-out in the semi-finals. France finished top of Group C with three wins, before defeating Paraguay in the round of 16, Italy in the quarter-final, and Croatia in the semi-final.

The tournament was played in France from 10 June to 12 July and featured 32 teams divided into eight groups of four. Each team was required to submit a squad of 22 players — numbered sequentially from 1 to 22 — from whom they would select their teams for each match at the tournament, with the final squads to be submitted by 1 June In total, players were selected for the tournament. It featured players born in four different decades, the s, the s, the s and the s. The only other times this has happened at a World Cup was in the , and editions. Head coach: Henri Michel. Head coach: Egil Olsen.

France 1998 squad

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On July 12, , the France national team created history by winning the country's first -- and, to date, only -- World Cup. It was one of the most memorable and intense moments the nation had ever experienced and transcended football; this triumph had social repercussions and brought a sense of unity that, arguably, had only previously come about because of war. Moreover, as some of its protagonists explain, there is a remarkable nature to the story of France's glory, given the perception held of the team in the years leading up to the tournament. In the summer of , Aime Jacquet, a respected coach who had spent the previous two years as assistant to then-head coach Gerard Houllier, took over as manager of a France side in crisis. Les Bleus had missed that year's World Cup in the United States by virtue of a disastrous end to their qualification campaign. Needing just one point to guarantee a place, they managed to lose their last two games at home; both Israel and Bulgaria clinched victory with last-minute goals.

France 1998 squad

Download All Football App to enjoy the best football experience. News Depth. France were the hosts of the World Cup. They defeated Brazil in a lop-sided final, with Zinedine Zidane scoring a brace. He was even awarded the man of the match award for his performance. The current manager of France, Didier Deschamps was the skipper of the team that lifted the World Cup. They became the seventh different nation to win the tournament.

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Werder Bremen. Brazil had won the previous World Cup in the United States in , defeating Italy in a penalty shoot-out in the final after the match had finished 0—0 after extra time, the first ever goalless final. France finished top of Group C with three wins, before defeating Paraguay in the round of 16, Italy in the quarter-final, and Croatia in the semi-final. Bricquebec France. General Information for France. Dunga c. Most Matches 0 Antoine Griezmann. AC Milan. Glasgow Rangers. LA Galaxy. France YouTube video. River Plate.

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