French football team: “a miraculous quarter of a century”


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MAINTENANCE. In the midst of the Blues epic in Qatar, François da Rocha Carneiro, historian specializing in the France team, recounts the genesis of two golden decades.




Interview by Kévin Badeau

France coach Didier Deschamps celebrates Les Bleus' win over Morocco with Kylian Mbappe (left) and Antoine Griezmann (right).
France coach Didier Deschamps celebrates Les Bleus’ win over Morocco with Kylian Mbappé (left) and Antoine Griezmann (right).
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Ithey did it! The Blues join Argentina in the final of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, after winning on Wednesday against a valiant Moroccan selection (2-0). It is the fourth time in twenty-four years that the French have reached this stage of the competition with a record, for the time being, positive: two victories (1998 and 2018) and one defeat (2006). François da Rocha Carneiro, historian specializing in the France team, author ofA history of France in crampons (Editions Le Détour, 2022), tells the Point the genesis of this golden quarter century.

Point : Since 1998, the France team has qualified for four out of seven possible World Cup finals. What conclusion can be drawn from this performance?


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