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France became the first team to reach the World Cup 2026 semi-finals after breaking down Morocco's stubborn, ultra-compact defensive block.

France now lead the global rankings with 1,925.86 points

France have marched into the final eight of FIFA World Cup 2026 after navigating a demanding Round of 16 tie against Paraguay

Didier Deschamps' side delivered one of the most convincing performances of the knockout stage

France delivered a statement performance, finishing top of the group

France became one of the first nations to secure a place in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32

France produced a commanding second-half display to defeat Senegal

The match marked one of the final home appearances for head coach Didier Deschamps before his side begins its World Cup campaign

Green Shirts and Grain Bribes: 5 Untold Stories from the 1978 World Cup
26.05.26 11:37

Diego Maradona was deemed too raw to feature for the hosts at the 1978 World Cup. In hindsight, that might have been a blessing.

In the summer of 1958, the World Cup arrived in Scandinavia for the first time, proving to be far more than just another tournament

The third edition of the FIFA World Cup, hosted by France, served as the final act in the annals of pre-war football

Thirteen nations—many of which had braved a perilous transatlantic voyage—became the pioneers of a tournament that would change sport forever.

France cruise past Colombia as Desire Doue shines with a brace
30.03.26 08:39

France delivered a confident and composed performance in Washington

he qualification campaign for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is well underway, with 19 nations already securing their place at the expanded 48-team tournament

For Ukraine, all hopes now rest on the upcoming showdown with Iceland in Warsaw

France, currently sitting third in the FIFA World Ranking, have officially secured their status as a top-seeded team for the 2026 World Cup draw

Ukraine head coach shared his thoughts ahead of tomorrow’s crucial FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier

Deschamps insists that his team is fully focused on victory and making history

Les Bleus only need a draw to secure their place at the tournament

France’s preparation for the upcoming World Cup qualifier against Ukraine has been hit by concerns over the fitness of two key players

Didier Deschamps has confirmed receiving an offer from the Saudi Pro League to take over a managerial role once his spell with the France national team ends after the 2026 World Cup

Zidane has long been tipped to take over the French national team

France missed the chance to secure early qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup

There is cautious optimism that Kylian could return to action in time for the upcoming La Liga match

France took another confident step towards securing a spot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup

The 25-year-old is expected to feature in France’s upcoming UEFA World Cup 2026 qualifying matches

PSG accused the French Football Federation of ignoring medical advice and putting players at unnecessary risk

Ukraine’s national team couldn’t pull off a miracle

Ukraine head coach has spoken candidly ahead of his side’s high-profile 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier

France’s medical staff quickly determined that Dembélé would not be fit in time

His fitness will be reassessed closer to kickoff, but as things stand, he’s unlikely to feature

He underwent two separate knee surgeries — one in February and another in August

The result handed Germany their second defeat of the tournament and secured a well-deserved third-place finish for Didier Deschamps

France will be without a third key player heading into Sunday’s UEFA Nations League third-place playoff

The 27-year-old winger sustained a strain to his left thigh

Spain will face Portugal in the final of the 2024/25 UEFA Nations League after a breathtaking 5-4 victory over France in Stuttgart

The 2024/25 UEFA Nations League resumes this week with the semi-final stage set to unfold in Germany

Germany are considered the leading contenders to win the 2024/25 UEFA Nations League title as the tournament reaches its final stages this week

France national team narrowly advanced to the semifinals of the UEFA Nations League

Ante Budimir and Ivan Perišić made the most of their chances

This will be Zidane's first foray into international management

France head coach Didier Deschamps has officially announced his future retirement from the national team

The conclusion of the Nations League group stage has shaped the seedings for the upcoming World Cup 2026 European Qualifying Draw, scheduled for December 13

Former Inter Milan and Italy defender Marco Materazzi has expressed his willingness to sit down and reconcile with Zinedine Zidane, years after their infamous altercation during the 2006 FIFA World Cup final.

With the group stage of the Nations League complete, the competition now shifts into high gear with the highly anticipated playoff stage, featuring crucial relegation battles and a thrilling path to the ultimate title

Renowned football database Transfermarkt has updated the market values of national teams participating in the UEFA Nations League 2024-25, with some eye-catching figures highlighting the financial disparity across divisions.

Didier Deschamps, head coach of France, praised his team’s performance following their crucial 3-1 victory over Italy in the UEFA Nations League

Adrien Rabiot etched his name into the history books with a record-breaking strike just 1 minute and 59 seconds into France's Nations League clash against Italy

On the eve of the highly anticipated UEFA Nations League Group A2 clash against Italy, France head coach Didier Deschamps shed light on the growing demands placed on modern footballers and the toll it takes on their performance and well-being.

As the dust settles on Matchday 5 of League A in the UEFA Nations League, six national teams have already booked their places in the quarterfinals of the competition.

Italy’s goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma has spoken about the revitalized atmosphere within the squad ahead of their UEFA Nations League showdown against France.

France head coach Didier Deschamps shared his thoughts following his team’s goalless draw against Israel in their UEFA Nations League Group A2 encounter.

The French national team played out a 0-0 draw against Israel in their first match at the Stade de France in over 18 months

In a pivotal moment for the French national team, Didier Deschamps has handed the captain’s armband to N'Golo Kanté for the final two group-stage matches of the UEFA Nations League

Tension is mounting within the French national team, fueled by head coach Didier Deschamps' contentious decision to exclude Kylian Mbappé from recent call-ups

This match seems to have finally eliminated the Belgians from among the contenders for first place in the Nations League group A2

The French team redeemed itself for its opening defeat to Italy in the Nations League by defeating Belgium

A new era for the Azzurri began with an away win over France

Spanish Olympic team defeated France and became the winner of the football tournament at the 2024 Olympics

Spanish national team continues its path towards the Euro-2024 trophy

The semi-final pairs of Euro 2024 have been determined

Portugal failed to win a second penalty shootout in a row at Euro-2024

The number of contenders for the Euro 2024 trophy has been halved

France managed to beat Belgium thanks to an own goal by Vertonghen in the Euro-2024 playoffs

16 teams have qualified for the playoffs stage at Euro 2024

France again showed football that was far from Euro winner standard and was content with a 1:1 draw with Poland

The biggest match of Friday at Euro-2024 ended in goalless draw as Netherlands and France couldn't open the score

An own goal decided the outcome of Euro 2024 match between France and Austria

German national team defeated the France in a friendly match

The three teams that made it to Euro 2024 have become known

The vice-champions of the world started the EURO-2024 qualifying tournament with two victories

Kylian Mbappe scored twice as the World Cup finalists began their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign with a comfortable win against the Netherlands

Argentina and France played a crazy World Cup final, with six goals scored and a penalty shootout

Lionel Scaloni, the Argentina coach, insists it is far too simplistic to boil the Lusail Stadium encounter down to a Messi-Mbappe head-to-head

The 1986 Golden Shoe winner hopes Argentina will prevail in Sunday’s final

Polish referee Szymon Marciniak will make history as the first man from his country to take charge of a FIFA World Cup fina

France coach Didier Deschamps spoke about the 2022 World Cup final against Argentina.

French national team became only the the fifth one in history to reach the final of the next World Cup as a champion

Walid Regagrui is looking forward to Morocco's historic semi-final against France

Former France international Christophe Dugarry believes Antoine Griezmann has played like a mix of Zidane and Platini in Qatar

French team became the last semi-finalist of the 2022 World Cup

Goalkeeper talks to FIFA about his expactations from World Cup game against England

he reigning world champions beat Polish team without much difficulty

France paid the price for the total rotation of its squad

France got a difficult victory over Denmark thanks to Mbappe's double

Denmark coach wants more of the same following twin victories over France this year

France coach Didier Deschamps said immediately after the match that “I think it's quite serious”

Australia scored first in their World Cup game against France, but later concede four goals and lost their opening match in Qatar

France manager Didier Deschamps ommented on withdrawal of several of key players from 2022 World Cup

France striker Karim Benzema has been ruled out of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 after picking up a thigh injury in training

France's Christopher Nkunku has been ruled out of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

Didier Deschamps, France coach, talking about the defeat in the game with Denmark

French team ended their season in the League of Nations in the same spirit in which they started

France defeated Austria at home, which allowed the reigning world champions to leave the last place in their League of Nations group

FFF president Noël Le Graët commented on the future of France manager Didier Deschamps after disastrous international break

Zlatko Dalić, Croatia coach, commented on his team's away victory in a Nations League against France

Modric penalty ends France's Nations League reign
14.06.22 08:31

An early Luka Modrić penalty gave Croatia victory in Saint-Denis to end France's defence of the UEFA Nations League

France striker Kylian Mbappé speaking to TF1 about his shot against the crossbar in a game against Austria

Austria coach Ralf Rangnick - talking about his team's perfomance against France

Didier Deschamps, France coach, speaking after his team draw with Austria in the Nations League game