1986 world cup was frustrated, and Platini and other famous players also retired one after another. France fell into a low tide in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and was eliminated in two consecutive World Cup qualifiers, 1990 and 1994, and missed the last week. But in the late 1990s, the French team headed by Zidane regained its prestige. First, it beat Brazil in the 1998 World Cup final to win the first World Cup in French football history, and then won the European Football Championship two years later, becoming the first national team to win the World Cup and the European Football Championship in succession.
Entering the 2 1 century, the performance of the French team is quite repeated. First, it is inaccurate. In the 2002 World Cup, the team failed to win three group matches and the team failed to score goals. In 2004, the quarter-finals of the European Football Championship were eliminated by Greece, but France won the Confederations Cup in 200 1 and 2003. In the 2006 World Cup, France defeated Spain in the final of 1/4, Brazil advanced to the final of 1-0, Portugal entered the semi-final, and Italy was penalty shoot-out in the final.
Unfortunately, France's performance dropped sharply after winning the second place in the World Cup. In the first round of the 2008 European Football Championship, it was defeated by the Netherlands and Italy, and was eliminated from the poor group with a score of 1 2. In the 20 10 World Cup, France ranked second in the group qualifiers, and it was necessary to compete with Ireland for the qualification for the last week through the play-offs. In the end, France was widely criticized for beating Ireland with a goal from striker Henry's suspected handball cross in the last week. Even many French people think that the national team does not deserve to advance to the last week. On the other hand, France did not perform well in the last week. Group A only drew Uruguay in the first game, lost to Mexico 0-2 in the second game, lost to South Africa in the final round 1-2, and was eliminated in the first round 1 2. 20 12 European football championship, although France won the second place in the group, it lost to defending champion Spain 0-2 in the final of14 and was eliminated.
Although the French team has made great achievements in the competition, there are also many football geniuses, such as Fontaine, Raymond Gopa, piano, Platini, Giresey, Jane Dona, Zidane, Turin, Pires and, in modern times, Henry and Vieira. The coaches are Docia, Fernandez, Houliya and Wenger, among whom Wenger is often recruited by major European clubs, especially Spanish Real Madrid.
20 1 1 The sponsor of the French national team jersey changed from Adidas to Nike. By the beginning of 20 10, France and Argentina were the only two teams that won the three most recognized FIFA events (World Cup, Confederations Cup and Olympic Games).
With the end of Zidane's era in the last World Cup and the rise of a new generation of French players, Ribelli, Benzema and Gourcuff bear new hopes for the revival of the French team. Today's French team combines old and new, including veterans such as Henry, Anelka and Gallas, as well as a new generation of players such as Gourcuff, L- Diarra and Sagna.
Judging from the momentum of recent games, the French team has not really stepped out of the shadow of the golden generation such as Zidane. The team did not perform well in the 2002 World Cup and the 2004 European Cup, and the 20 10 World Cup was the worst performance of the French team. In the 2006 World Cup, Zidane, Vieira and other veterans reached the final, but when the old players left one after another, France failed miserably in the 2008 European Cup and even failed to qualify from the group. In the 20 10 World Cup qualifiers in South Africa, the French team stumbled into the final, but in the group stage, internal disputes, dismissal of players and strike of the whole team not only failed to qualify for the group, but also caused bad influence all over the world.
20 14 World Cup in Brazil, France defeated Ukraine 3-2 in the preliminaries and qualified for the World Cup. 2 wins 1 draw in the group stage, and the group was the first to qualify. In the quarterfinals, France beat Nigeria 2-0 to advance to the quarterfinals, and lost to Germany 0-/kloc-0 in the quarterfinals, ranking seventh among 32 teams.
According to Agence France-Presse reported in August 14, in an interview with a German kicker, Bayern star Ribelli officially announced that he would quit the French national team, and his eight-year blue career would officially come to an end.