dot   Home     World     Europe     France  
Flag France

France

You Don’t See This at Every Game

   

The real purpose of this post is to give you links to a couple of polls over on our main Euro page. But first I wanted to share a fun photo. Christian Karembeu, again, with some old friends, playing a friendly match in New Caledonia. Details below, along with a Zidane photo. (Because you know I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to post a photo of Zidane looking really good in turquoise match-fit and ready to play.

But before we get to that, stop by our main Euro page and cast a couple of votes.

First (and what kind of nerd am I that I think this is about the greatest thing in the universe right now?) we have a Euro bracket predictor contest. With some really good prizes, including a £100 voucher for UKSoccerShop.com and team jerseys. And since not a lot of people are picking France, even to get out of the group, that ups our chances of winning when they take it all. Right? So go in and make your predictions. For technophobes, it’s all automated and VERY user-friendly.

Second, today is Group C Day in the great jersey debate. And despite having by far the best kit, we are not winning. This is just wrong. So stop by this site and vote. (And this one let me vote two or three times before telling me it had “already counted my vote.” Just fyi.)

And last, we have our weekly “Who Will Win Euros” vote. Which we are also not winning. I believe this is also wrong, but I’ve already voted. So I’m counting on you.

And now about that New Caledonia game:

Members of France’s 1998 FIFA World Cup™-winning squad, including Zinedine Zidane, reunited in New Caledonia on Saturday, thrilling a crowd of 10,000 with an 8-2 win over a team of Pacific stars.

Zidane, a three-time FIFA World Player of the Year, scored twice to spur Les Bleus to victory over a local side led by former France midfielder and hometown hero Christian Karembeu, whose career was being celebrated. …

Also making the trip were Robert Pires, Bixente Lizarazu, Frank Leboeuf and Youri Djorkaeff, while FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter was in the stands for the match.


Subscribe

 

rss icon France World Cup Blog RSS Feed

Print

Share

  • Michel-Olivier

    the team from 1996-2001 is the french team i used to love and admired when i was a kid.
    Wiltord, Dugarry, Trezeguet, Karembeu, Leboeuf, Petit, Diomede, Pires, Blanc, Thuram, Deschamps, lama, Lizarazu, and Henry is the players i will always respect.
    the french team now is rubbish, most of the players i can’t even pronounce their names. until someone like Roger Lemerre coach the national team i will never support les bleus.

    Adieu

  • Aditya

    Diomede, did he even play more than 100 mins for France. The others were of course greats.

  • lefutur

    Roger Lemerre???

    Yeah, he was great in 2002.

  • Jean-Michel

    Stick to the Portugal page Michel Olivier. You’re a clown when it comes to this page.

blog comments powered by Disqus
 

MORE EUROPE BLOGS

france
France World Cup Blog
993 articles | 12,643 comments
 
croatia
Croatia World Cup Blog
201 articles | 1,850 comments
 
czechrepublic
Czech Republic World Cup Blog
196 articles | 322 comments
 
england
England Football Team World Cup Blog
1,035 articles | 5,228 comments
 
germany
Germany World Cup Blog
687 articles | 5,278 comments
 
italy
Italy World Cup Blog
1,029 articles | 32,761 comments
 
netherlands
Netherlands World Cup Blog
2,516 articles | 63,496 comments
 
poland
Poland World Cup Blog
489 articles | 7,787 comments
 
portugal
Portugal World Cup Blog
547 articles | 9,427 comments
 
serbia
Serbia World Cup Team Blog
208 articles | 1,511 comments
 
spain
Spain World Cup Blog
347 articles | 3,327 comments
 
sweden
Sweden World Cup Blog
226 articles | 385 comments
 
switzerland
Switzerland World Cup Blog
270 articles | 452 comments
 
ukraine
Ukraine World Cup Team Blog
119 articles | 1,004 comments
 
greece
Greece World Cup Blog
205 articles | 217 comments
 
russia
Russia World Cup Blog
110 articles | 366 comments
 
scotland
Scotland World Cup Team Blog
129 articles | 124 comments
 
ireland
Ireland World Cup Team Blog
112 articles | 166 comments
 
norway
Norway World Cup Team Blog
16 articles | 8 comments
 
turkey
Turkey World Cup Blog
49 articles | 314 comments
 
romania
Romania World Cup Blog
78 articles | 281 comments
 
austria
Austria World Cup Blog
111 articles | 118 comments
 
denmark
Denmark World Cup Team Blog
72 articles | 149 comments
 
albania
Albania World Cup Team Blog
4 articles | 8 comments
 
belgium
Belgium World Cup Team Blog
49 articles | 59 comments
 
wales
Wales World Cup Team Blog
62 articles | 17 comments
 
bosnia
Bosnia World Cup Team Blog
52 articles | 112 comments
 
israel
Israel World Cup Team Blog
33 articles | 28 comments
 
slovakia
Slovakia World Cup Team Blog
18 articles | 20 comments
 
slovenia
Slovenia World Cup Team Blog
43 articles | 133 comments
 

CATEGORIES & ARCHIVES

 

 
Closer

Ligue 1 News
Lyon
Marseille
Bordeaux
Ligue 1 Kits
Samir Nasri
Tournaments
Euro 2012 Qualifying
Africa Cup of Nations 2012
UEFA Champions League
Europa League

Follow WorldCupBlog on Facebook   Follow WorldCupBlog on Twitter  
World Cup Resources
World Cup History
World Cup Legends
World Cup Memorable Moments
World Cup Photos
World Cup Videos