The French team is the reigning champion. The tricolors have qualified for the World Cup for the seventh time in a row. The French won a ticket to Qatar by winning their qualifying group. The national team won 5 victories and did not lose in any qualifying match. Following the draw, France were drawn into Group D, along with Australia, Denmark and Tunisia. The main rival of the French, in this
France squad for the 2022 World Cup
Goalkeepers：
- Hugo Lloris
- Mike Menyan
- Alphonse Areola
Defenders：
- Rafael Varane Vice
- Benjamin Pavard
- Jules Kundet
- Theo Hernandez
- Ferland Mendy
- William Saliba
- Dayo Upamecano
- Jonathan Kloss
- Benoit Badiashile
Midfielders：
- Aurélien Chuameni
- Matteo Guendouzi
- Jordan Veretout
- Eduardo Camavinga
- Yussouf Fofana
forwards：
- Olivier Giroud
- Antoine Griezmann
- Kylian Mbappe
- Ousmane Dembele
- Christopher Nkunku
- Randal Kolo Muani
The French team is the reigning champion. The tricolors have qualified for the World Cup for the seventh time in a row.
The French won a ticket to Qatar by winning their qualifying group. The national team won 5 victories and did not lose in any qualifying match.
Following the draw, France were placed in Group D, along with Australia, Denmark and Tunisia. The main rival of the French in this quartet is the Danish team.
In the FIFA rankings, the team is in second place. France also ranks second in terms of the total cost of the squad, among all the participants in the championship – more than 1.06 billion €.
The coach of the national team at the 22nd World Cup is Didier Deschamps. The coach managed to become a real legend. Didier won his first championship as a football player in 1998. Deschamps and his teammates brought victory to France in the home world championship.
Deschamps has been at the head of the French national team for 10 years, since 2012. Under his leadership, the French team won the championship in 2018.The best achievements of the national team
The French team won the World Cup twice: in 1998, at the home tournament, and twenty years later, in 2018 in Russia.
The French also won the European Championship twice: in 1984, at home, and in 2000 in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Participation in the UEFA Nations League in 2021 brought the tricolors first place.
Two tournaments in a row, the French team was the owner of the Confederations Cup: in 2001 and 2003.
Interesting French Football Facts
The French national team took part in the first World Cup. Only four teams from Europe played at that championship, and France was among them.
The French were also among the founders of such football organizations as FIFA and UEFA.
The biggest victory on the account of the national team took place on September 6, 1995, at the qualifying stage for Euro 1996 and ended with a score of 10:0. In this match, the French met with the national team of Azerbaijan.
The biggest defeat to the French was inflicted by the Danes on October 22, 1908, in a friendly match, with a score of 17:1.
What chances does France have in the 2022 World Cup?
There is no doubt that the French team is going to Qatar as one of the main favorites for the World Cup.
One of the strengths of French football is the thorough preparation for world-class tournaments. The current national team of France has a solid defense and excellent performance in attack.
Throughout the history of the French national team, the team has had strong and outstanding players. The modern team is no exception.
There are several players who, lately, have been showing an excellent game:
- Karim Benzema is a striker. Captain of the Spanish club Real Madrid. As part of the French youth team, he was the European champion (under 17) in 2004. He has been playing for the French national team since 2006. He became the winner of the UEFA Nations League 2020/21. Benzema is one of France’s main hopes of winning the 22nd World Cup.
- Kylian Mbappe is a striker for the French national team and the Parisian football club Paris Saint-Germain. In 2018, as part of the national team, he became the world champion and was recognized as the best young player of the tournament. UEFA Nations League 2020/21 winner.
- Hugo Lloris is the goalkeeper and captain of the French national team. He plays for English side Tottenham Hotspur. Played the largest number of matches, among goalkeepers, for the national team. 2018 World Champion and 2020/21 UEFA Nations League Winner.
- Antoine Griezmann is a striker for the Spanish national team and Barcelona. World champion 2018 and silver medalist of the Euro 2016 championship. UEFA Nations League 2020/21 winner.
How the national team will perform in the playoffs Bets and predictions
Bookmakers and analysts at Fonbet predict that it is Deschamps’ team that will leave the group from the first place. On such an intermediate result, Fonbet offers to bet with a coefficient of 1.42. Indeed, the rivals in the group should not give Didier’s team any serious difficulties.
Leaving the group from the first place, in the 1/8 finals, France can meet with Mexico or Poland. These rivals shouldn’t cause huge problems either.
The Fonbet coefficient for the quarterfinals of the championship for France is 1.40, while for Poland and Mexico it is 7.00.
For the French to reach the semi-finals of the championship, you can bet with a coefficient of 2.10.
Will France reach the final of the 22nd World Cup?
Throughout its history, the national team has played 16 times in the finals of the championships.
The French are considered the second contenders for the main title of the tournament, behind only Brazil. France’s chances of reaching the final are determined by Fonbet with a coefficient of 3.75, and their main rival in the championship, Brazil, at 3.00.
The fact that Didier Deschamps’ team will be able to defend the title at the start of the championship is estimated at 7.20
