World Cup 2010: France National Football Team Profile

Overview
France was qualified to the World Cup 2010 in a controversial win against Ireland with the hand ball that was scored by Henry in the last minutes of the game. However France were winners in 1998 and they reached in the finals in 2006 against France. Their nickname is Les Bleus.

World Cup Record
France has a good World Cup Record in history. They made it through the quarterfinals in 1938, France won the world cup in 1998 and they were in final in 2006. France also reached to third place in 1958 and in 1986.

+ Pros
France has with no doubt many of the best players in the World such as Henry, Ribery and Anelka.

-Cons
One of the main weaknesses of France is their coach Raymond Domenech.

Current Squad

Official France World Cup Squad

Goalkeepers
Hugo Lloris (Olympique Lyon)
Steve Mandanda (Olympique Marseille)
Cédric Carrasso (Girondins Bordeaux)

Defenders
Anthony Réveillère (Olympique Lyon)
Bacary Sagna (Arsenal)
William Gallas (Arsenal)
Gaël Clichy (Arsenal)
Éric Abidal (Barcelona)
Sébastien Squillaci (Seville)
Patrice Evra (Manchester United)
Marc Planus (Girondins Bordeaux)

Midfielders
Franck Ribéry (Bayern Munich)
Jéremy Toulalan (Olympique Lyon)
Alou Diarra (Girondins Bordeaux)
Florent Malouda (Chelsea)
Yoann Gourcuff (Girondins Bordeaux)
Abou Diaby (Arsenal)
Sidney Govou (Olympique Lyon)
Mathieu Valbuena (Olympique Marseille)

Strikers
Thierry Henry (Barcelona)
Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea)
Djibril Cissé (Panathinaikos Athen)
André-Pierre Gignac (Toulouse)

Top Players
The French captain is the all-time leading scorer for his country with 51 goals Thierry Henry from Barcelona
Franck Ribery from Bayern Munich
Nicolas Anelka from Chelsea.

The Coach
Raymond Domenech is one of the weirdest coaches that football world has seen and surely is not a loved one. Hopefully this would be the last year he is coaching!

World Cup Predictions
Not much is expected from France however not much was expected from them in 2006 as well! So they are up to win the World Cup 2010!

Quick Facts
Head coach: Raymond Domenech
Top scorer: Thierry Henry (51)
FIFA code: FRA
FIFA ranking: 10
World Cup Appearances: 12 (First in 1930) and World Cup Winners in 1998