France qualified for the quarter-finals of the World Cup by defeating Poland (3-1). This is the ninth time the Blues have reached this stage of the competition.
The French team won the ticket to the quarter-finals the world By beating Poland. The Habs are 9 and used to getting that farE Including the third in a row.
Consecutively (2014, 2018, 2022), this is the 1st time. #FiersdetreBleus pic.twitter.com/F8DDYn1ndU
— Team France (@equipedefrance) December 7, 2022
Indeed, in the last three World Cups (2014 in Brazil, 2018 in Russia and 2022 in Qatar), France has reached at least the quarter-finals each time.
The Blues have only lost twice at this stage of the competition, against Italy in 1938 (3-1) and Germany in 2014 (1-0). Each time their opponent won the trophy.
France will face England this Saturday For the first time in its history In the final stage, try to earn their ticket to the semi-finals.
The history of the French team in the quarter-finals
1938: France-Italy (1-3)
1958: France-Northern Ireland (4-0)
1986: Brazil-France (1-1, 3 tab 4)
1998: Italy-France (0-0, 3 tab 4)
2006: Brazil-France (0-1)
2014: France-Germany (0-1)
2018 : Uruguay-France (0-2)
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