France

Team Information

National Association

French Football Federation

Founded

1919

UEFA Affiliation

1954

FIFA Affiliation

1904

Colours

Blue - White

Qualified

Group 4 winners

Qualification Results

Results of qualifying phase

European Championships Finals

1960, 1984, 1992, 1996

European Championships Wins

1984

Coach

Roger Lemerre

Click on the image above to go to the final squad list of 22 players as chosen by the national team coach.

Team Review
#	Date	Time	Venue	Status	Home Team	H	A	Away Team
1	11 Jun 2000	18:00	Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges	Played	France	3	0	Denmark
2	16 Jun 2000	18:00	Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges	Played	Czech Republic	1	2	France
3	21 Jun 2000	20:45	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam	Played	France	2	3	Netherlands
4	25 Jun 2000	20:45	Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges	Played	Spain	1	2	France
5	28 Jun 2000	20:45	King Badouin Stadium, Brussels	Played (aet)	France	2	1	Portugal
6	2 Jul 2000	20:00	Feijenoord Stadium, Rotterdam	Played (aet)	France	2	1	Italy

Click on the number to the left of a fixture to go to to the page with the match details including links to video clips (no longer available due to copyright infringement) of action from the game. Please note that such information exists only for those games which have been played.

Video clips (no longer available due to copyright infringement) of goals from France's games

	- 2.1 MB - 4.1 MB - 4.2 MB 11-Jun-2000 vs Denmark - Blanc (16') (1-0). After Schmeichel was forced to save at feet of Anelka, the ball run loose and Blanc slotted it into an empty net.
	- 1.7 MB - 3.5 MB - 3.6 MB 11-Jun-2000 vs Denmark - Henry (64') (2-0).Zidane sent Henry away just inside his own half with a fine pass. The striker sprinted unchallenged towards the Danish goal and calmly placed the ball to Schmeichel's left and into the net.
	- 1.9 MB - 3.8 MB - 3.8 MB 11-Jun-2000 vs Denmark - Wiltord (90') (3-0).Wiltord slotted home a cross from Vieira with the Danish defence nowhere to be seen.
	- 1.8 MB - 3.6 MB - 3.7 MB 16-Jun-2000 vs Czech Republic - Henry (6') (0-1). The ball given away in defence with a back pass by Gabriel to Henry and he run through to score unopposed.
	- 1.7 MB - 3.6 MB - 3.7 MB 16-Jun-2000 vs Czech Republic - Djorkaeff (60') (1-2). Henry took the ball into the penalty area and laid it back for Djorkaeff to finish with a low shot.
	- 1.1 MB - 2.2 MB - 2.3 MB 21-Jun-2000 vs Netherlands - Dugarry (8') (1-0). He beat goalkeeper Westerveld to a Micoud corner and headed home.
	- 1.3 MB - 2.6 MB - 2.6 MB 21-Jun-2000 vs Netherlands - Trezeguet (31') (2-1). He got the faintest of deflections to divert a Wiltord shot past Westerveld as the Dutch appealled for offside.
	- 1.2 MB - 2.5 MB - 2.5 MB 25-Jun-2000 vs Spain - Zidane (33') (0-1). He scored from a brilliant free-kick from 25 yards after Djorkaeff was brought down by Aranzabal.
	- 1.2 MB - 2.3 MB - 2.4 MB 25-Jun-2000 vs Spain - Djorkaeff (44') (1-2). He was fed by Vieira, who ran across the front of the area before releasing the ball, and beat Canizares on his left hand post with a powerful shot from 12 yards.
	- 1.8 MB - 3.6 MB - 3.7 MB 28-June-2000 vs Portugal - Henry (51') (1-1). He took a pass from Anelka, turned and hit the ball inside the left-hand post.
	- 3.3 MB This video clip is rather large (about 2 minutes long) as it includes the French players celebrations and extended replays. I therefore produced it only at 225 kbps and on the small screen as it would be a very large file otherwise. If anyone of you wants it on a larger screen or at a higher bandwith, please let me know and I will see what I can do. 28-June-2000 vs Portugal - Zidane (117, pen.) (2-1). He scored from the penalty spot to send France into the final.
	- 2.0 MB - 4.0 MB - 4.0 MB 02-Jul-2000 vs Italy - Wiltord (90') (1-1). He found himself free in the area as Cannavaro headed the ball in his path and beat the keeper from 12 yards for a dramatic equaliser.
	- 2.3 MB - 4.6 MB - 4.7 MB 02-Jul-2000 vs Italy - Trezeguet (103') (2-1). Robert Pires beat his man down the left hand side and crossed for Trezeguet whose half volley from 12 yards powered into the back of the Italian net.

Players
#	Player Name	Position	Apps	S (in)	S (o)	Gls	G (p)	OG	RC	YC
1	Bernard Lama	Goalkeeper	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Vincent Candela	Defence	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Bixente Lizarazu	Defence	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
4	Patrick Vieira	Midfield	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
5	Laurent Blanc	Defence	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
6	Youri Djorkaeff	Midfield	3	2	2	2	0	0	0	0
7	Didier Deschamps	Midfield	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
8	Marcel Desailly	Defence	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
9	Nicolas Anelka	Forward	3	2	3	0	0	0	0	0
10	Zinedine Zidane	Midfield	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
11	Robert Pires	Midfield	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Thierry Henry	Forward	5	0	3	3	0	0	0	0
13	Sylvain Wiltord	Forward	1	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
14	Johan Micoud	Midfield	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Lilian Thuram	Defence	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
16	Fabien Barthez	Goalkeeper	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Emmanuel Petit	Midfield	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
18	Frank Leboeuf	Defence	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Christian Karembeu	Midfield	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	David Trezeguet	Forward	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
21	Christophe Dugarry	Forward	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	1
22	Ulrich Rame	Goalkeeper	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

The number to the left of each player is the player's shirt number for the tournament. Click on a player name to go to the page with the player details including links to video clips (no longer available due to copyright infringement) of goals scored by that player.
	Key to player statistics Apps - Appearances S (in) - Appearance as substitute S (o) - Substituted Gls - Goals G (p) - Goals by penalty kicks OG - Own goals RC - Red Cards YC - Yellow Cards

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