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General Information for France

Fédération Française de Football
Founded
1919
FIFA entry
1904
Average height in 1986
1.78m
Average age in 1986
26.9
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 1986
No jersey in 1986

Coaches in 1986

Michel, Henri (Coach)

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Michel, Henri (Coach)

Day of Birth
1947-10-28
Day of Death
2018-04-24
Place of Birth
Aix-en-Provence (France)
Height
1.75m
Matches
13 (10 / 3)
Goto coach Henri Michel

Players of France in 1986

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Bats, Joël 1957-01-04 Goalkeeper France Paris Saint-Germain 12 0 0 0 0 0
Rust, Albert 1953-10-10 Goalkeeper France FC Sochaux - Montbéliard 1 0 0 0 0 0
Amoros, Manuel 1962-02-01 Right Back France AS Monaco 13 0 1 0 0 0
Battiston, Patrick 1957-03-12 Right Back France Girondins Bordeaux 12 0 0 0 0 0
Ayache, William 1961-01-10 Left Back France Paris Saint-Germain 9 0 0 0 0 0
Bossis, Maxime 1955-06-26 Libero France Racing Club Paris 8 1 0 0 0 0
Boli, Basile 1967-01-02 Centre Back France AJ Auxerre 4 0 0 0 0 0
Le Roux, Yvon 1960-04-19 Centre Back France FC Nantes 2 2 0 0 0 0
Bibard, Michel 1958-11-30 Right Back France Paris Saint-Germain 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jeannol, Philippe 1958-08-06 Left Back France Paris Saint-Germain 1 0 0 0 0 0
Thouvenel, Jean-Christophe 1958-10-08 Right Back France Girondins Bordeaux 1 0 0 0 0 0
Domergue, Jean-François 1957-06-23 Centre Back France Olympique Marseille 0 1 0 0 0 0
Tigana, Jean 1955-06-23 Defensive Midfielder France Girondins Bordeaux 11 0 1 0 0 0
Fernandez, Luis 1959-10-02 Centre Midfielder France Racing Club Paris 10 0 1 0 0 0
Platini, Michel 1955-06-21 Attacking Midfielder Italy Juventus Torino 9 0 2 0 0 0
Giresse, Alain 1952-08-02 Attacking Midfielder France Olympique Marseille 7 0 0 0 0 0
Ferreri, Jean-Marc 1962-12-26 Attacking Midfielder France Girondins Bordeaux 4 4 2 0 0 0
Vercruysse, Philippe 1962-01-28 Attacking Midfielder France Girondins Bordeaux 4 3 1 0 0 0
Tusseau, Thierry 1958-01-19 Defensive Midfielder France Racing Club Paris 3 2 0 0 0 0
Genghini, Bernard 1958-01-18 Attacking Midfielder France Olympique Marseille 2 0 1 0 0 0
Poullain, Fabrice 1962-08-27 Defensive Midfielder France Paris Saint-Germain 2 0 0 0 0 0
Bijotat, Dominique 1961-01-03 Defensive Midfielder France AS Monaco 1 0 0 0 0 0
Stopyra, Yannick 1961-01-19 Centre Forward France Toulouse FC 9 2 2 0 0 0
Papin, Jean-Pierre 1963-11-05 Centre Forward France Olympique Marseille 7 1 2 0 0 0
Rocheteau, Dominique 1955-01-14 Right Winger France Paris Saint-Germain 4 2 1 0 0 0
Bellone, Bruno 1962-03-14 Left Winger France AS Monaco 3 5 0 0 0 0
Xuereb, Daniel 1959-05-22 Right Winger France Paris Saint-Germain 1 1 0 0 0 0
Buscher, Gérard 1960-11-05 Centre Forward France Brest Armorique FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Paille, Stéphane 1965-06-27 Centre Forward France FC Sochaux - Montbéliard 1 0 0 0 0 0

Matches of France in 1986

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1986-02-26
France
France
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
0:0 c
France vs. Northern Ireland
Friendly
Parc des Princes
1986-03-26
France
France
Argentina
Argentina
2:0 c
France vs. Argentina
Friendly
Parc des Princes
1986-06-01
Canada
Canada
France
France
0:1 c
Canada vs. France
World Cup 1986 - Group C
Estadio León
1986-06-05
France
France
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
1:1 c
France vs. Soviet Union
World Cup 1986 - Group C
Estadio León
1986-06-09
Hungary
Hungary
France
France
0:3 c
Hungary vs. France
World Cup 1986 - Group C
Estadio León
1986-06-17
Italy
Italy
France
France
0:2 c
Italy vs. France
World Cup 1986 - Round of 16
Estadio Olímpico Universitario
1986-06-21
Brazil
Brazil
France
France
1:1 (3:4) c
Brazil vs. France
World Cup 1986 - Quarter Finals
Estadio Jalisco
1986-06-25
France
France
Germany
Germany
0:2 c
France vs. Germany
World Cup 1986 - Semi Finals
Estadio Jalisco
1986-06-28
France
France
Belgium
Belgium
4:2 AET c
France vs. Belgium
World Cup 1986 - 3rd Place
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
1986-08-19
Switzerland
Switzerland
France
France
2:0 c
Switzerland vs. France
Friendly
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
1986-09-10
Iceland
Iceland
France
France
0:0 c
Iceland vs. France
Euro 1988 - Group 3
Laugardalsvöllur
1986-10-11
France
France
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
0:2 c
France vs. Soviet Union
Euro 1988 - Group 3
Parc des Princes
1986-11-19
East Germany
East Germany
France
France
0:0 c
East Germany vs. France
Euro 1988 - Group 3
Red Bull Arena Leipzig
13 Matches

Match Progress for France in 1986

Favorite Opponents of France

Opponent M W D L G
Belgium
Belgium
37 17 8 12 65
Italy
Italy
26 13 3 10 54
Germany
Germany
22 12 3 7 37
Netherlands
Netherlands
22 12 3 7 36
Spain
Spain
22 9 3 10 27
Switzerland
Switzerland
19 9 6 4 40
Denmark
Denmark
16 8 1 7 19
Sweden
Sweden
16 9 4 3 25
England
England
16 7 3 6 18
Iceland
Iceland
15 11 4 0 43
Portugal
Portugal
14 11 2 1 29
Ukraine
Ukraine
14 8 5 1 29
Austria
Austria
14 10 2 2 27
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
13 11 1 1 56
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
13 3 5 5 21
Brazil
Brazil
12 5 2 5 17
Croatia
Croatia
12 7 3 2 27
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
12 6 1 5 16
Finland
Finland
11 10 0 1 22
Israel
Israel
11 5 5 1 19
Poland
Poland
11 4 5 2 14
Ireland
Ireland
11 8 3 0 16
Norway
Norway
11 3 4 4 14
Scotland
Scotland
11 8 0 3 23
Romania
Romania
10 5 5 0 13
Uruguay
Uruguay
10 3 4 3 7
Albania
Albania
9 7 1 1 20
Hungary
Hungary
8 5 1 2 14
England
England (Amateur)
8 1 0 7 4
Greece
Greece
7 4 2 1 15
Mexico
Mexico
7 5 1 1 15
Russia
Russia
7 4 1 2 15
Argentina
Argentina
7 2 0 5 12
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
6 6 0 0 22
Morocco
Morocco
6 4 2 0 14
Cyprus
Cyprus
6 5 1 0 16
Turkey
Turkey
6 4 1 1 13
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
6 3 3 0 8
Japan
Japan
6 5 0 1 18
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
6 2 2 2 7
Australia
Australia
6 4 1 1 14
Belarus
Belarus
6 3 2 1 10
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
6 4 2 0 13
South Africa
South Africa
5 3 1 1 11
East Germany
East Germany
5 2 1 2 5
Chile
Chile
5 2 1 2 8
Serbia
Serbia
5 3 2 0 8
Paraguay
Paraguay
5 3 2 0 14
Armenia
Armenia
5 5 0 0 14
Andorra
Andorra
5 5 0 0 14
Tunisia
Tunisia
4 1 2 1 5
Georgia
Georgia
4 3 1 0 7
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
4 0 3 1 3
Saarland
Saarland
4 2 0 2 11
Lithuania
Lithuania
4 4 0 0 5
Slovakia
Slovakia
4 2 1 1 6
Slovenia
Slovenia
4 4 0 0 15
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
4 4 0 0 18
Czechia
Czechia
4 1 1 2 9
Wales
Wales
3 2 0 1 5
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
3 2 1 0 5
Colombia
Colombia
3 2 0 1 4
Cameroon
Cameroon
3 2 1 0 5
South Korea
South Korea
3 2 1 0 9
Peru
Peru
2 1 0 1 1
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 1 0 1 2
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
2 2 0 0 17
Malta
Malta
2 2 0 0 10
China
China
2 1 0 1 3
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 10
Moldova
Moldova
2 2 0 0 6
Ecuador
Ecuador
2 1 1 0 2
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
2 2 0 0 5
Canada
Canada
2 1 1 0 1
Kuwait
Kuwait
2 2 0 0 5
USA
USA
2 1 1 0 2
Algeria
Algeria
1 1 0 0 4
Latvia
Latvia
1 1 0 0 7
Honduras
Honduras
1 1 0 0 3
Jamaica
Jamaica
1 1 0 0 8
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1 1 0 0 4
Togo
Togo
1 1 0 0 2
Bolivia
Bolivia
1 1 0 0 2
Egypt
Egypt
1 1 0 0 5
Senegal
Senegal
1 0 0 1 0
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (Amateur)
1 0 0 1 1
New Zealand
New Zealand
1 1 0 0 5
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 3
Estonia
Estonia
1 1 0 0 4
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