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The win gave France their first World Cup title, becoming the sixth national team after Uruguay, Italy, England, West Germany and Argentina to win the tournament on their home soil. France defeated holders Brazil 3–0, with two goals from Zinedine Zidane and a stoppage time strike from Emmanuel Petit. The 1998 final was held on 12 July at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis. Mandžukić (o.g.), Griezmann, Pogba, Mbappéįrance at the 1998 FIFA World Cup įrance vs South Africa (Group C) Giroud, Matuidi, Valbuena, Benzema, Sissoko **Red border indicates tournament was held on home soil. *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Originally did not qualify, then invited, later withdrew įIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup finals record The team has also finished in third place on two occasions, in 19, and in fourth place once, in 1982. In 2006, France finished as runners-up, losing on penalties (5–3) to Italy after the game was tied 1–1 after 120 minutes. In 2018, France won the World Cup for the second time, defeating Croatia 4–2 in the final at the Luzhniki Stadium in Russia. The tournament was hosted in France once before in 1938, where France was eliminated by defending champions Italy in the quarter-finals. The tournament was played on home soil and France defeated Brazil 3–0 in the final match. The French team won its first World Cup title in 1998. The national team is one of eight to have won the FIFA World Cup title and one of only six to have done so more than once. France was one of the four European teams that participated at the inaugural World Cup in 1930 and have appeared in 15 FIFA World Cups, tied for the sixth most of any country. Renato Tapia, who suffered an injury in the last match, is doubtful.This is a record of France's results at the FIFA World Cup. He will share attacking responsibilities with Watford's Andre Carrillo and Lokomotiv Moscow's Jefferson Farfan.Ĭhristian Cueva, Edison Flores and Yoshimar Yotun will be expected to feature in midfield. "There are no favourites in this World Cup, it's been shown."Īdvincula and his fellow defenders, Christian Ramos, Alberto Rodriguez and Miguel Trauco will be tasked to stop of a fast-paced talanted attack from France.Ĭaptain and veteran striker Paolo Guerrero is expected to return to the Peru line-up after sitting on the bench during the game against Denmark. "It's going to be a tough match, we all know the quality they have, but we are eleven against eleven," the defender said.
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However, Peru defender Luis Advincula is optimistic that a win is possible against France's strong squad. A draw will keep their hopes alive as one point from Thursday's game will give them confidence to defeat Australia in their third and final game. Right-back position will be a toss-up between Benjamin Pavard and Djibril Sidibe.Ī win for France will eliminate Peru from the group stage, since they lost to Denmark. The midfield will comprise of Paul Pogba, N'Golo Kante and Corentin Tolisso, while in defence, Raphael Varane, Samuel Umtiti and Lucas Hernandez are certainties. We know what direction we need to go in." We won, but we know that there are things to improve on. "Other teams (among the favourites) did not win or even lost. "We took stock of what was done well or not so well and all agree that we will have to increase our physical intensity and improve our attitude in general," defender and vice-captain Raphael said.
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One solution would be for Griezmann to drop deeper to link with the midfield, while the introduction of Olivier Giroud for Dembele would provide a focal point for the attack and allow Griezmann and Mbappe to use the full width of the pitch to allow France more fluidity. Head coach Didier Deschamps has to resolve this issue against a Peru side that was unlucky to lose against Denmark and who could go into the game knowing they need a win to keep their World Cup hopes alive. But their forward passing was not good against Australia. France scored from a penalty conversion from Antoine Griezmann and an own goal late in the game.Ĭonsidering the abundance of talents available, France are expected to play fantastic and flamboyant football. Yekaterinburg (Russia): France will be keen to book an early place in the pre-quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup when they meet Peru, who are staring down the barrel of an early exit, in a Group C clash here on Thursday.įrance beat Australia 2-1 in their opening match last week, while Peru had suffered a 0-1 defeat to Denmark in their campaign opener.Īlthough the French won their opening game 2-1 against Australia, it was a far from convincing display as their attacking trio of Ousmane Dembele, Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappe too often looked isolated from their midfield.