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The France national football team was created in 1904, around the time of FIFA's foundation. [18] The team competed in its first official international match on 1 May 1904 against Belgium in Brussels, ending in a 3–3 draw. [19] The following year, on 12 February 1905, France contested their first-ever home match against Switzerland.
Football in France The Parc des Princes is the home of Paris Saint-Germain Country France Governing body FFF National team(s) France (men) • France (women) First played 1863 ; 161 years ago (1863) Registered players 2.1 million Clubs 18,194 National competitions FIFA World Cup UEFA European Championship UEFA Nations League Club competitions List League: Ligue 1 Première Ligue Ligue 2 ...
Marcel Desailly (116 caps, 3 goals) represented France at seven major international tournaments, including four as captain. Patrick Vieira (107 caps, 6 goals) was the fifth player to reach 100 caps for France. Defender Laurent Blanc (97 caps, 16 goals) was declared the fourth best French player of all time by magazine France Football. [25]
France later won gold at the 1984 Summer Olympics football tournament and, a year later, defeated Uruguay 2–0 (Dominique Rocheteau & José Touré scoring) to win the Artemio Franchi Trophy, an early precursor to the FIFA Confederations Cup. In a span of a year, France were holders of three of the four major international trophies.
France Football is a French monthly magazine containing football news from all over the world. It is considered to be one of the most reputable sports publications in Europe, mostly because of its photographic reports, in-depth and exclusive interviews and accurate statistics of the UEFA Champions League matches, and extensive coverage of the European leagues.
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]
The 2024–25 Ligue 1, also known as Ligue 1 McDonald’s for sponsorship reasons, is the 87th season of the Ligue 1, France's premier football competition. [2] It began on 16 August 2024 and is set to conclude on 22 May 2025. [3] [4] Paris Saint-Germain are the three-time defending champions. [5]
The French football league system, also known as the French football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in France and Monaco, and includes one Spanish side. [note 1] At the top two levels of the system is the Ligue de Football Professionnel, which consists of two professional national divisions, Ligue 1, Ligue 2.