France at Euro 2024: squad, group, schedule, kits and odds to win

What is France's highest achievement in European Championships history?

The French finished fourth at the first European Championship in 1960, and the next participation of the "tricolour" had to wait until 1984. Then the team, whose leader was the legendary Michel Platini, became European champions for the first time.

The next gold medal came thanks to a forgotten term like David Trezeguet's "golden goal" in the final of the 2000 tournament in Belgium and the Netherlands, and 16 years later the French again reached the final of the home Euro, but in it, they lost to the Portuguese in extra time.

Who was included in the French national team's application for Euro 2024?

Head coach of the French national team Didier Deschamps announced the final application of "le bleu" for the tournament on 15 May, which, however, consists of 25 players with 26 allowed:

• Goalkeepers: Alphonse Areola (West Ham), Mike Maignan (Milan), Brice Samba (Lance).
• Defenders: Jonathan Clos (Marseille), Theo Hernandez (Milan), Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool), Jules Kounde (Barcelona), Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid), Benjamin Pavard (Inter), William Saliba (Arsenal), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern).
• Midfielders: Eduardo Kamawinga (Real), Youssouf Fofana (Monaco), N'Golo Kanté (Al-Ittihad), Adrien Rabiot (Juventus), Aurélien Tchouameni (Real), Warren Zaire-Emery (PSG), Kingsley Coman (Bayern), Ousmane Dembele (PSG), Marcus Thuram (Inter).
• Forwards: Antoine Griezmann (Atletico), Bradley Barcola (PSG), Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), Randal Kolo-Mouani (PSG), Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrad).

Who is the head coach of the French national team?

For 12 years, at the head of the French national team has been domestic specialist Didier Deschamps. As a coach he worked with French Monaco and Olympique Marseille, and also led Juventus Turin.

It is with Deschamps that the recent successes of French football are associated, as the team became the 2018 champion and in 2022 - vice-champion of the world, in 2016 won silver medals at the Euros, and in 2022 also triumphed in the League of Nations.

Remarkably, Deschamps is only the third man in history, after Mario Zagallo and Franz Beckenbauer, to win the World Cup as a footballer (1998) and as a coach.

How did France qualify for Euro 2024?

The French national team did not feel much resistance in the qualifying tournament against their opponents: the Netherlands, Greece, Ireland and Gibraltar: 7 wins in 8 matches, 29 goals scored with three conceded and a total of 22 points and first place in the group.

What is the schedule of matches in France's group at Euro 2024?

At the tournament, France will play with the Netherlands, familiar from the selection, as well as Austria and Poland.

• 17.06 21:00 Austria - France (Merkur-Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf)
• 21.06 21:00 Netherlands - France (RB Arena, Leipzig)
• 25.06 18:00 France - Poland (Westfalenstadion, Dortmund)

Time - CET

What kit will France wear at Euro 2024?

The kit for the tournament by Nike has been inspired by kits from the past, honouring the teams of the 1980s.

What are the odds on France at Euro 2024?

It is no wonder that the French national team is one of the favourites for the tournament. In the group, bookmakers give Deschamps' team a confident first place with odds of 1.55, while the odds for a Euro 2024 victory are 4.95 - the second result after England.