France
Nickname(s): Les Bleus (The Blues), Les Tricolores (The Tri-colors)
Association: Fédération Française de Football
Confederation: UEFA (Europe)
Head coach: Laurent Blanc
Asst coach: Jean-Louis Gasset, Alain Boghossian
Captain: Hugo Lloris
Most caps: Lilian Thuram (142)
Top scorer: Thierry Henry (51)
Home stadium: Stade de France
FIFA code: FRA
FIFA ranking: 16
European Championship Record:
France 1960: 4th Place
Spain 1964: Did Not Qualify
Italy 1968: Did Not Qualify
Belgium 1972: Did Not Qualify
Yugoslavia 1976: Did Not Qualify
Italy 1980: Did Not Qualify
France 1984: Champions
Germany 1988: Did Not Qualify
Sweden 1992: Group Stage
England 1996: Semi Final
Belgium-Netherlands 2000: Champions
Portugal 2004: Quarter Final
Austria-Switzerland 2008: Group Stage
Poland-Ukraine 2012: Qualified
Base Camp
France play their first two games in Donetsk (followed by third in Kiev) and they will be based at the city's Kirsha Training Centre, which is the training base of Ukranian side Shakhtar Donetsk.
Group D
11.06.12 England (Donetsk)
15.06.12 Ukraine (Donetsk)
19.06.12 Sweden (Kiev)
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