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General Information for France

Fédération Française de Football
Founded
1919
FIFA entry
1904
Average height in 1978
1.77m
Average age in 1978
26
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1978
No jersey in 1978

Coaches in 1978

Hidalgo, Michel (Coach)

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Hidalgo, Michel (Coach)

Day of Birth
1933-03-22
Day of Death
2020-03-26
Place of Birth
Leffrinckoucke (France)
Height
1.68m
Matches
3 (3 / 0)
Goto coach Michel Hidalgo

Players of France in 1978

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Bertrand-Demanes, Jean-Paul 1952-05-23 Goalkeeper France FC Nantes 5 0 0 - - -
Dropsy, Dominique 1951-12-09 Goalkeeper France RC Strasbourg 3 0 0 - - -
Rey, André 1948-01-22 Goalkeeper France FC Metz 3 0 0 - - -
Baratelli, Dominique 1947-12-26 Goalkeeper France Paris Saint-Germain 0 1 0 - - -
Lopez, Christian 1953-03-15 Defender France AS Saint-Étienne 8 2 1 - - -
Bossis, Maxime 1955-06-26 Libero France FC Nantes 8 0 0 - - -
Janvion, Gérard 1953-08-21 Libero France AS Saint-Étienne 7 0 0 - - -
Rio, Patrice 1948-08-15 Defender France FC Nantes 7 0 0 - - -
Battiston, Patrick 1957-03-12 Right Back France FC Metz 6 1 0 - - -
Trésor, Marius 1949-01-15 Centre Back France Olympique Marseille 6 0 1 - - -
Bracci, François 1951-10-31 Left Back France Olympique Marseille 1 2 0 - - -
Specht, Léonard 1954-04-16 Defender France RC Strasbourg 1 0 1 - - -
Michel, Henri 1947-10-28 Defensive Midfielder France FC Nantes 7 1 0 - - -
Bathenay, Dominique 1954-02-13 Defensive Midfielder France Paris Saint-Germain 5 1 1 - - -
Platini, Michel 1955-06-21 Attacking Midfielder France AS Nancy Lorraine 4 2 4 - - -
Guillou, Jean-Marc 1945-12-20 Midfielder France OGC Nice 4 0 0 - - -
Petit, Jean 1949-09-25 Midfielder France AS Monaco 3 2 0 - - -
Baronchelli, Bruno 1957-01-13 Midfielder France FC Nantes 2 0 1 - - -
Piasecki, Francis 1951-07-28 Attacking Midfielder France RC Strasbourg 2 0 0 - - -
Jouve, Roger 1949-03-11 Midfielder France RC Strasbourg 2 0 0 - - -
Sahnoun, Omar 1955-08-18 Midfielder France FC Nantes 2 0 0 - - -
Giresse, Alain 1952-08-02 Attacking Midfielder France Girondins Bordeaux 1 1 0 - - -
Amisse, Loïc 1954-08-09 Midfielder France FC Nantes 1 1 0 - - -
Larios, Jean-François 1956-08-27 Left Midfielder France AS Saint-Étienne 1 0 0 - - -
Kéruzoré, Raymond 1949-06-17 Midfielder France Stade Lavallois 1 0 0 - - -
Papi, Claude 1949-04-16 Midfielder France SC Bastia 1 0 0 - - -
Six, Didier 1954-08-21 Left Winger France Olympique Marseille 7 3 3 - - -
Lacombe, Bernard 1952-08-15 Centre Forward France AS Saint-Étienne 6 1 1 - - -
Rocheteau, Dominique 1955-01-14 Right Winger France AS Saint-Étienne 5 0 1 - - -
Berdoll, Marc 1953-04-06 Striker France Olympique Marseille 4 3 3 - - -
Rouyer, Olivier 1955-12-01 Right Winger France AS Nancy Lorraine 3 2 0 - - -
Dalger, Christian 1949-12-19 Right Winger France AS Monaco 3 0 1 - - -
Gemmrich, Albert 1955-02-13 Striker France RC Strasbourg 2 3 2 - - -
Pleimelding, Pierre 1952-09-19 Striker France Lille OSC 1 0 0 - - -
Soler, Gérard 1954-03-29 Centre Forward France AS Monaco 0 1 0 - - -

Matches of France in 1978

Missing match data:
Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1978-06-02
Italy
Italy
France
France
2:1 c
Italy vs. France
World Cup 1978 - Group 1
Estadio José María Minella
1978-06-06
Argentina
Argentina
France
France
2:1 c
Argentina vs. France
World Cup 1978 - Group 1
Estadio Mas Monumental
1978-06-10
France
France
Hungary
Hungary
3:1 c
France vs. Hungary
World Cup 1978 - Group 1
Estadio José María Minella
3 Matches

Match Progress for France in 1978

Favorite Opponents of France

Opponent M W D L G
Belgium
Belgium
29 12 6 11 50
Italy
Italy
22 11 3 8 45
Spain
Spain
19 9 2 8 21
Germany
Germany
19 10 3 6 34
Switzerland
Switzerland
18 9 5 4 38
Netherlands
Netherlands
18 10 2 6 32
England
England
15 6 3 6 16
Denmark
Denmark
15 8 1 6 18
Sweden
Sweden
14 8 4 2 22
Portugal
Portugal
12 9 2 1 21
Ukraine
Ukraine
12 6 5 1 23
Austria
Austria
12 8 2 2 25
Brazil
Brazil
11 5 2 4 16
Iceland
Iceland
11 8 3 0 26
Scotland
Scotland
10 7 0 3 21
Romania
Romania
10 5 5 0 13
Croatia
Croatia
10 6 3 1 20
Uruguay
Uruguay
10 3 4 3 7
Finland
Finland
9 8 0 1 15
Israel
Israel
9 4 4 1 15
Poland
Poland
9 4 4 1 13
Ireland
Ireland
9 6 3 0 10
Norway
Norway
9 2 4 3 11
Albania
Albania
9 7 1 1 20
England
England (Amateur)
8 1 0 7 4
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
8 6 1 1 29
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
8 2 2 4 13
Argentina
Argentina
7 2 0 5 12
Hungary
Hungary
7 4 1 2 13
Greece
Greece
7 4 2 1 15
Mexico
Mexico
7 5 1 1 15
Russia
Russia
7 4 1 2 15
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
7 4 0 3 12
Belarus
Belarus
6 3 2 1 10
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
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
5 3 2 0 9
South Africa
South Africa
5 3 1 1 11
Serbia
Serbia
5 3 2 0 8
Armenia
Armenia
5 5 0 0 14
Andorra
Andorra
5 5 0 0 14
Paraguay
Paraguay
5 3 2 0 14
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
4 1 1 2 9
Tunisia
Tunisia
4 1 2 1 5
East Germany
East Germany
4 1 1 2 3
Chile
Chile
4 1 1 2 5
Georgia
Georgia
4 3 1 0 7
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
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
3 2 1 0 5
Colombia
Colombia
3 2 0 1 4
Cameroon
Cameroon
3 2 1 0 5
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
3 0 2 1 2
South Korea
South Korea
3 2 1 0 9
USA
USA
2 1 1 0 2
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
2 2 0 0 12
Wales
Wales
2 2 0 0 5
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
Ecuador
Ecuador
2 1 1 0 2
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
2 2 0 0 5
Moldova
Moldova
2 2 0 0 6
Kuwait
Kuwait
2 2 0 0 5
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 3
Estonia
Estonia
1 1 0 0 4
Honduras
Honduras
1 1 0 0 3
Peru
Peru
1 1 0 0 1
Algeria
Algeria
1 1 0 0 4
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1 1 0 0 4
Jamaica
Jamaica
1 1 0 0 8
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
Canada
Canada
1 1 0 0 1
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