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Coupe du Monde – France 98 Tournament details; Host country: France: Dates: 10 June – 12 July: Teams: 32 (from 5 confederations) Venue(s) 10 (in 10 host cities) Final positions; Champions France (1st title) Runners-up Brazil: Third place Croatia: Fourth place Netherlands: Tournament statistics; Matches played: 64: Goals scored: 171 (2.67 ...
Griezmann scored the penalty in the 38th minute with a low finish to the left, giving France a 2–1 lead at half-time; the first half's three goals were the most of any World Cup final since 1974. [47] France led at half-time despite having only one shot on goal and with only 34% of possession. [46]
Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 95 years ago (1930) Current champions Argentina (3rd title) Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship ...
It was originally simply known as the World Cup or Coupe du Monde, but in 1946 it was renamed after the FIFA president Jules Rimet who set up the first tournament. In 1970, Brazil's third victory in the tournament entitled them to keep the trophy permanently. However, the trophy was stolen in 1983 and has never been recovered, apparently melted ...
It was held in France from 4 to 19 June 1938. Italy defended its title in the final, beating Hungary 4–2. Italy's 1934 and 1938 teams hold the distinction of being the only men's national team to win the World Cup multiple times under the same coach, Vittorio Pozzo .
[10] [11] France and South Korea made official bids for hosting the tournament by submitting their documents by 31 October 2014. [12] [13] On 19 March 2015, France officially won the bid to host the Women's World Cup and the U-20 Women's World Cup. [14] The decision came after a vote by the FIFA Executive Committee. [15]
The 2023 Rugby World Cup (French: Coupe du monde de rugby 2023) was the tenth men's Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national rugby union teams. It took place in France from 8 September to 28 October 2023 in nine venues across the country. The opening game and final took place at the Stade de France, north of Paris
Marcel Desailly (116 caps, 3 goals) represented France at seven major international tournaments, including four as captain. Patrick Vieira (107 caps, 6 goals) was the fifth player to reach 100 caps for France. Defender Laurent Blanc (97 caps, 16 goals) was declared the fourth best French player of all time by magazine France Football. [25]