The French national team was established in 1904. In the 1958 World Cup, the French team achieved third place under the leadership of Fontaine, Piantoni, and Raymond Kopa, with striker Fontaine scoring 13 goals in the tournament. In the 1980s, the French team led by famous players such as Michel Platini reached the semifinals of the 1982 and 1986 World Cups, and won the European Football Championship in 1984, which was also the first time the French national team won a major international championship. At that time, the golden midfield composed of Platini, Tigana, Girese, and Fernandez dominated the world. In the 1986 World Cup quarterfinals match against Brazil, the team drew 1-1 in 120 minutes including overtime, and France advanced to the semifinals with a penalty shootout. The French team fell into a slump in the late 1980s and early 1990s, failing to qualify for the finals of the 1990 and 1994 World Cups in a row. In the 1998 World Cup final, France defeated Brazil to win their first World Cup championship. Two years later, the French team won the European Football Championship, becoming the first national team to win both the World Cup and the European Football Championship consecutively. [81] Won the Confederations Cup in 2003. In the 2016 European Championship, the French team defeated the German team 2-0 to advance to the final, but lost 0-1 to the Portuguese team, finishing as runners up. In the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the French team defeated the Croatian team 4-2 in the final, lifting the World Cup trophy for the first time in 20 years. In October 2021, the French team won the UEFA Nations League championship. On December 18, 2022, in the Qatar World Cup final, the French team lost to the Argentine team 5-7 on aggregate after a penalty shootout and won the runner up.
On July 9, 2024, in the first semi-final of the 2024 UEFA European Football Championship, the French team lost 1-2 to the Spanish team and missed the final.
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On July 9, 2024, in the first semi-final of the 2024 UEFA European Football Championship, the French team lost 1-2 to the Spanish team and missed the final.
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