France

Current FIFA World Ranking: 7th
FIFA Trigram: FRA
2010 World Cup Qualifying: Finished 2nd in UEFA Group 7 (6-1-3; 18 GF, 9 GA); Defeated Ireland 2-1 on aggregate in UEFA playoff
World Cup Finals Appearances: 13 – 1930 (7th), 1934 (9th), 1938 (6th), 1954 (11th), 1958 (3rd), 1966 (13th), 1978 (12th), 1982 (4th), 1986 (3rd), 1998 (1st), 2002 (28th), 2006 (2nd), 2010
Record vs. USA: 2-0-0
Head Coach: Raymond Domenech
Championship Honors: FIFA World Cup (1998), FIFA Confederations Cup (2001, 2003), European Championship (1984, 2000)
Leading World Cup Qualifying Scorers: Andre-Pierre Gignac and Thierry Henry (4)
Key Players: Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea), William Gallas (Arsenal), Yoann Gourcuff (Bordeaux), Theirry Henry (Barcelona)
Language: French

After stuttering to a second place finish in Group 7, Les Bleus defeated Ireland in a UEFA playoff to book their place in South Africa … Winners in 1998, France came within a penalty kick of the 2006 trophy … Current captain Thierry Henry is the only player in the squad with a winners’ medal from the 1998 World Cup, where he finished as France's top scorer with three goals