MetLife opener asks early questions of France
MetLife Stadium hosts Group I’s curtainraiser on Tuesday night, 16 June 2026, a highstakes opening for a France side expected to set the pac...
Frederic Lumiere
World Cup Group I Preview: Norway vs France
Qualification math is simple for France now, with Group I culminating in Foxborough on Friday night. Norway must disturb a heavyweight rhyth...
Frederic Lumiere
Olise Hat-Trick Elevates Deschamps’ France Past Plucky Northern Ireland
Deal done: France beat Northern Ireland 31 in Lille, with Michael Olise taking home the match ball and keeping D. Deschamps on track heading...
Frederic Lumiere
Belmadi’s bench bites: Ivory Coast overturn France in World Cup tune-up
Ivory Coast beat France 21 at Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes, handing D. Deschamps a home defeat during France’s World Cup preparations. D....
Frederic Lumiere
Doué Double Drives Deschamps’ New-Look France Past Colombia 3-1
France beat Colombia 31 in Landover and the headline is Désiré Doué. The 20yearold scored in the 29th and 56th minutes, either side of Marcu...
Frederic Lumiere
Colombia’s mid-block test awaits France in high-stakes Landover tune-up
Overview Result still pending tonight in Landover, but the stakes are clear: Colombia under N. Lorenzo are using this friendly as a benchm...
Frederic Lumiere