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France 1998: After a great deal of waiting, host nation France were rewarded for their patience and lifted football’s most coveted prize. Galvanised by the incredible talent of Zinedine Zidane, Les Bleus defeated Brazil in the final at Stade de France.

FRANCE – BRAZIL FINAL WORLD CUP 1998

France 1938: In a tournament laced with political undertones, Italy became the first team to successfully defend the World Cup trophy. The Azzurri, who had just four squad survivors from their 1934 triumph, ousted hosts France in the last-eight before star striker Silvio Piola helped them down Hungary 4-2 in the final.

World Cup 1938 Final – Hungary 2 – 4 Italy

Damien Le Tallec (born 19 April 1990 in Poissy) is a French football player currently playing for German club Borussia Dortmund in the Fußball-Bundesliga. Damien is the younger brother of former Liverpool and current Le Mans striker Anthony Le Tallec. He is a France youth international, first appearing with the under-15 team and has appeared in several tournaments around the world for his nation. Damien primarily plays as a striker and is capable of playing on both wings.

Football Career: Rennes – Borussia Dortmund
Youth Career: Le Havre – Rennes

Full name: Damien Le Tallec
Date of birth: 19 April 1990
Place of birth: Poissy, France
Height: 1.84 m
Playing position: Striker

Damien Le Tallec Video / Gambardella 2008 : Rennes 3 – 0 Bordeaux

Franck Ribéry (born 7 April 1983) is a French football player who currently plays for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. Ribéry primarily plays as a winger, preferably on the left side, and is known for “pace, energy, skill and precise passing.”

Ribéry’s career began in 1999 as a youth player for hometown club US Boulogne, where he played for two years. After spending two more years in the amateur divisions with two different clubs, in 2004, he earned a move to Ligue 1 club FC Metz. After six months with the club, Ribéry moved to Turkey in January 2005 joining Galatasaray and, after six months there, departed the club in controversial fashion to join Marseille in France. In 2007, Ribéry joined German club Bayern Munich for a then club-record fee of €25 million. Since joining Bayern, Ribéry has been recognised on the world stage as one of the best French players of his generation. The previous talisman of Les Bleus, Zinedine Zidane, has called Ribéry the “jewel of French football”.

Ribéry is a French International having represented his nation at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2008. At the 2006 World Cup, he scored his first international goal against Spain and played in the final match against Italy. Ribéry is a two-time winner of the French Player of the Year award and has also been named to the UEFA Team of the Year once.

Full name: Franck Ribéry
Date of birth: 7 April 1983
Place of birth: Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Height: 1.70 m
Playing position: Winger

Career:Conti Boulogne – Lille – Boulogne (Youth)