A total of 55 countries participated in the 2022 Qatar World Cup European Qualifiers, and the 13 finals were determined in two stages. In the first stage, 55 countries were divided into ten groups, each of which played a double round-robin of home and away matches, and the first place in each group directly qualified for the World Cup finals; In the first stage of Group D, France finished first in the group with 8 wins, 5 wins, 3 draws and 18 points, and went directly to Qatar.
The romantic French have a proud record in football, reaching the final three times and winning the championship twice in the history of the European Championship.
In the history of the World Cup, the French team also has a glorious experience, they have reached the World Cup finals 15 times, reached the final 3 times, and won the championship twice; He reached the semifinals six times and the quarterfinals eight times.
In the 80s of the 20th century, the French team, led by the famous Platini and others, led the team to win the European Championship in 1984, which was the first time that the French national team won a major international competition. At that time, the golden midfielder Megatron consisted of four men Platini, Tigana, Gillezer and Fernandez.
In the late 90s, France, led by Zidane, regained its prestige and defeated Brazil 3-0 in the 1998 World Cup final to win the first World Cup in French football. Then in 2000 they won the European Championship, becoming the first national team to win the World Cup and European Cup in succession.
In the 2006 World Cup, France eliminated Spain in the quarterfinals, defeated defending champions Brazil 1–0 in the quarterfinals, and then defeated Portugal in the semifinals to advance to the final, and finally defeated Italy on penalties in the final to finish runner-up.
At the 2018 World Cup in Russia, France, led by Griezmann, Pogba and Mbappe, defeated Australia 2-1 in the first game of the group stage; France beat Peru 1-0 in the second game; In the final round, France faced Denmark, and the two teams finally shook hands 0-0, and in the 1/8 final, France defeated Argentina 4-3 to become the first team to reach the last eight; In the quarterfinals, France defeated Uruguay 2-0 to reach the semifinals of the World Cup for the first time in 12 years. In the semifinals of the World Cup, France beat Belgium 1-0 to reach the World Cup final for the third time. In the early morning of July 16, Beijing time, the 2018 World Cup in Russia ended, and the French team finally defeated Croatia 4-2, holding the Hercules Cup again after 20 years.
France and Australia, Denmark and Tunisia are in Group D of this World Cup, and the 26-man roster is all from the five major European leagues, which can be described as a gathering of experts, whether the "Gallic Rooster" can rise again, defeat the crowd to the top, successfully defend the title, let everything be left to time.
Group Stage Schedule:
23 Nov 03:00 France vs Australia
27 Nov 00:00 France vs Denmark
30 Nov 23:00 France vs Tunisia