France National Football Team

An outbreak of camel flu was claimed to be impacting the Les Blues versus Argentina game prior to today's final FIFA world cup game.

[Deschamps](/topic/deschamps)in bringing out the best in Mbappé, is the primary selection concern right now. [France](/topic/france)and [Argentina](/topic/argentina)on Sunday for FIFA [World Cup](/topic/world-cup)2022. Dayot Upamecano and [Adrien Rabiot](/topic/adrien-rabiot)are now the two most affected players; neither was able to participate in Wednesday's semi-final against Morocco due to illness.

Fans don't usually keep track of how many substitutions teams make in a football match. Even less so when there is extra time involved, when one more is ...

This is an exception that FIFA had introduced for this World Cup and had already implemented since the 2021 Club World Cup. It was the first international competition to implement this procedure. Even less so when there is extra time involved, when one more is allowed.

Fans will on Monday get the chance to meet the national team on its return from Qatar where they lost to Argentina in a nail-biting World Cup final, ...

The match was dominated by Argentina for the first 80 minutes before a quickfire double by Kylian Mbappe ignited France. “Football is often more than a sport. They want to go home as quickly as possible,” he said.

The French national team have already returned home. Finally, 'Les Bleus' will not have a reception from the fans because the players have asked for it.

Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera had said early Monday that the team planned to go to the Place de la Concorde in the French capital after their plane touches down at Charles de Gaulle Airport. They "want to go home" after spending more than a month in the training camp. The internationals have already arrived in Paris after their time at the World Cup in Qatar.

French football fans were kept guessing on Monday whether they would get a chance to meet the national team on its return from Qatar where they lost to ...

Catch the 2022 FIFA World Cup on SuperSport in 13 languages. The match was dominated by Argentina for the first 80 minutes before a quickfire double by Kylian Mbappe ignited France. They want to go home as quickly as possible," he said.

France's national soccer team returned from Qatar to the acclaim of huge crowds in Paris on Monday, after their heroic defeat to Argentina in the World Cup ...

Coach Didier Deschamps and team captain Hugo Lloris waved to the crowds from the balcony. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story [heroic defeat to Argentina in the World Cup final](/lifestyle/sports/argentina-win-incredible-final-penalties-2022-12-18/), which won them admiration in the country and across the world.

France were defeated by Argentina in one of the greatest World Cup finals of all time, but their supporters back home have still greeted them with a heroes' ...

Deschamps was pictured looking glum on the team bus as he waited for the squad to embark. Deschamps meanwhile is expected to leave his role as head coach in the new year, with Zinedine Zidane likely to take over. “The whole squad has been facing a tricky situation for a while now. A tricolour was also seen flying outside the cockpit window as the squad and coaching staff departed. They have been greeted by a heroes welcome upon their return, with fans gathering at the Place de la Concorde in Paris. [Argentina](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/argentina-national-football-team) in football's biggest showpiece event.

France, South Korea and Morocco all walked away with some major international relations kudos.

[The Conversation](https://theconversation.com) under a Creative Commons license. Adding to their position as champions of “benign” soft power, the Japanese national team also [cleaned their changing rooms](https://japantoday.com/category/fifa-world-cup-2022/Japan-World-Cup-team-manners-awesome-as-locker-room-pics-show) after their matches. This was further enhanced with a viral social media post showing [large numbers of supporters dancing](https://variety.com/2022/music/news/world-cup-anthem-gala-freed-from-desire-1235455653/) to a 1996 pop song after Saudi Arabia beat the eventual champions, Argentina. [across the Arab world](https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/14/football/morocco-fifa-soccer-world-cup-mime-spt-intl/index.html), Morocco having progressed further than any other previous team from the Middle East or North Africa. [pitch with his mother](https://egyptianstreets.com/2022/12/14/why-the-recognition-of-moroccan-players-parents-matters/) after his side’s victory over Portugal was a compelling act of family and togetherness that has resonated with people around the world. In tandem with Kook came the [carmaker Hyundai-Kia](https://dohanews.co/k-pops-bts-world-cup-sponsorships-are-as-much-politics-as-they-are-business/), which has an endorsement deal with BTS and is also a key Fifa sponsor. When he flew to Doha after France had made it to the semifinals, [he met the emir of Qatar](https://www.wionews.com/world/macron-defends-qatar-visit-amid-eu-qatar-corruption-scandal-543272). [persuade Mbappé not to leave PSG](https://www.marca.com/en/football/psg/2022/11/11/636e19cae2704eed1e8b45b6.html) for Real Madrid, such is his importance to France. At full time in the final, he [repeatedly consoled Mbappé](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/emmanuel-macron-final-france-argentina-b2247589.html). It’s about shaping global perceptions and attitudes using things like music, fashion, and [sport](https://www.newamerica.org/fellows/events/online-how-soft-is-the-power-of-sport/). One player (arguably the world’s best right now) is instrumental in this: Kylian Mbappé. [foreign policy tool](https://wcfia.harvard.edu/publications/soft-power-means-success-world-politics).

Thousands gathered to greet the squad as they arrived home from Qatar and travelled into the heart of Paris on Monday night.

During the match yesterday thousands of people crowded into parks and plazas with big screens. As soon as the match finished the celebrations spilled out into the streets of Buenos Aires and the streets were flooded with people dancing, drumming, trumpeting and chanting football songs. Thousands gathered to greet the squad as they arrived home from Qatar and travelled into the heart of Paris on Monday night.

Supporters gather in central Paris to greet football team after World Cup final defeat against Argentina.

To view the next image, just swipe. Manager Didier Deschamps and team captain Hugo Lloris waved to the crowds from the balcony. The match was dominated by Argentina for the first 80 minutes before a quickfire double by Mbappe ignited France.

The defeat in the 2022 FIFA World Cup final will sting, but the foundations of France's national football team are solid with just under four years to go ...

A domestic league winner at both Lille and AC Milan, Maignan also was injured and missed the World Cup. Giroud ended the tournament with four goals and now has 53, two ahead of Henry. “I’m optimistic about the future,” said Deschamps, who has expertly mixed youth and experience in his teams. Kylian Mbappé’s hat trick of goals all came late — first in regulation, then in extra time — and helped [give France a 3-3 draw with Argentina](https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/fifa-world-cup-2022-argentina-vs-france/article66278377.ece) in the final. Benzema turns 35 on Monday, and captain Hugo Lloris has his 36th birthday one week later. It got worse in Qatar.