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General Information for France

Fédération Française de Football
Founded
1919
FIFA entry
1904
Average height in 1981
1.78m
Average age in 1981
25
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 1981
No jersey in 1981

Coaches in 1981

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
8 (6 / 2)
Goto coach Michel Hidalgo

Players of France in 1981

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Castaneda, Jean 1957-03-20 Goalkeeper France AS Saint-Étienne 4 1 0 0 0 0
Dropsy, Dominique 1951-12-09 Goalkeeper France RC Strasbourg 3 0 0 0 0 0
Hiard, Pierrick 1955-04-27 Goalkeeper France SÉC Bastia 1 0 0 0 0 0
Bossis, Maxime 1955-06-26 Libero France FC Nantes 8 0 0 0 0 0
Janvion, Gérard 1953-08-21 Libero France AS Saint-Étienne 8 0 0 0 0 0
Lopez, Christian 1953-03-15 Libero France AS Saint-Étienne 8 0 0 0 0 0
Trésor, Marius 1949-01-15 Centre Back France Girondins Bordeaux 4 0 0 0 0 0
Specht, Léonard 1954-04-16 Centre Back France RC Strasbourg 2 1 0 0 0 0
Mahut, Philippe 1956-03-04 Centre Back France FC Metz 2 0 0 0 0 0
Bracci, François 1951-10-31 Left Back France Girondins Bordeaux 0 1 0 0 0 0
Giresse, Alain 1952-08-02 Attacking Midfielder France Girondins Bordeaux 5 0 0 0 0 0
Platini, Michel 1955-06-21 Attacking Midfielder France AS Saint-Étienne 4 0 2 0 0 0
Genghini, Bernard 1958-01-18 Attacking Midfielder France FC Sochaux - Montbéliard 4 0 1 0 0 0
Larios, Jean-François 1956-08-27 Left Midfielder France AS Saint-Étienne 4 0 0 0 0 0
Moizan, Alain 1953-11-18 Defensive Midfielder France Olympique Lyonnais 4 0 0 0 0 0
Tigana, Jean 1955-06-23 Defensive Midfielder France Girondins Bordeaux 3 2 0 0 0 0
Christophe, Didier 1956-12-08 Defensive Midfielder France AS Monaco 2 1 0 0 0 0
Couriol, Alain 1958-10-24 Attacking Midfielder France AS Monaco 1 0 0 0 0 0
Girard, René 1954-04-04 Defensive Midfielder France Girondins Bordeaux 1 0 0 0 0 0
Delamontagne, Patrick 1957-06-18 Attacking Midfielder France AS Nancy Lorraine 0 1 0 0 0 0
Lecornu, Patrice 1958-03-24 Right Midfielder France FC Nantes 0 1 0 0 0 0
Six, Didier 1954-08-21 Left Winger Germany VfB Stuttgart 7 1 3 0 0 0
Rocheteau, Dominique 1955-01-14 Right Winger France Paris Saint-Germain 4 0 1 0 0 0
Lacombe, Bernard 1952-08-15 Centre Forward France Girondins Bordeaux 3 0 2 0 0 0
Zimako, Jacques 1951-12-28 Left Winger France FC Sochaux - Montbéliard 1 3 0 0 0 0
Bellone, Bruno 1962-03-14 Left Winger France AS Monaco 1 1 1 0 0 0
Soler, Gérard 1954-03-29 Centre Forward France Girondins Bordeaux 1 0 2 0 0 0
Anziani, Philippe 1961-09-21 Centre Forward France FC Sochaux - Montbéliard 1 0 0 0 0 0
Baronchelli, Bruno 1957-01-13 Right Winger France FC Nantes 1 0 0 0 0 0
Rouyer, Olivier 1955-12-01 Right Winger France RC Strasbourg 1 0 0 0 0 0
Stopyra, Yannick 1961-01-19 Centre Forward France FC Sochaux - Montbéliard 0 1 0 0 0 0
Xuereb, Daniel 1959-05-22 Right Winger France RC Lens 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of France in 1981

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1981-02-18
Spain
Spain
France
France
1:0 c
Spain vs. France
Friendly
Estadio Vicente Calderón
1981-03-25
Netherlands
Netherlands
France
France
1:0 c
Netherlands vs. France
World Cup 1982 - Group 2
Stadion Feijenoord - De Kuip
1981-04-29
France
France
Belgium
Belgium
3:2 c
France vs. Belgium
World Cup 1982 - Group 2
Parc des Princes
1981-05-15
France
France
Brazil
Brazil
1:3 c
France vs. Brazil
Friendly
Parc des Princes
1981-09-09
Belgium
Belgium
France
France
2:0 c
Belgium vs. France
World Cup 1982 - Group 2
Stade Roi Baudouin
1981-10-14
Ireland
Ireland
France
France
3:2 c
Ireland vs. France
World Cup 1982 - Group 2
Lansdowne Road
1981-11-18
France
France
Netherlands
Netherlands
2:0 c
France vs. Netherlands
World Cup 1982 - Group 2
Parc des Princes
1981-12-05
France
France
Cyprus
Cyprus
4:0 c
France vs. Cyprus
World Cup 1982 - Group 2
Parc des Princes
8 Matches

Match Progress for France in 1981

Favorite Opponents of France

Opponent M W D L G
Belgium
Belgium
37 17 8 12 65
Italy
Italy
26 13 3 10 54
Netherlands
Netherlands
23 12 4 7 36
Spain
Spain
23 9 3 11 27
Germany
Germany
23 12 3 8 38
Switzerland
Switzerland
19 9 6 4 40
England
England
16 7 3 6 18
Denmark
Denmark
16 8 1 7 19
Sweden
Sweden
16 9 4 3 25
Iceland
Iceland
15 11 4 0 43
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
15 13 1 1 62
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
15 4 5 6 22
Austria
Austria
14 10 2 2 27
Ukraine
Ukraine
14 8 5 1 29
Portugal
Portugal
14 11 2 1 29
Ireland
Ireland
13 9 3 1 20
Norway
Norway
13 5 4 4 16
Brazil
Brazil
12 5 2 5 17
Croatia
Croatia
12 7 3 2 27
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
12 6 1 5 16
Poland
Poland
11 4 5 2 14
Scotland
Scotland
11 8 0 3 23
Finland
Finland
11 10 0 1 22
Israel
Israel
11 5 5 1 19
Uruguay
Uruguay
10 3 4 3 7
Romania
Romania
10 5 5 0 13
Albania
Albania
9 7 1 1 20
Hungary
Hungary
8 5 1 2 14
Greece
Greece
8 5 2 1 20
England
England (Amateur)
8 1 0 7 4
Cyprus
Cyprus
8 7 1 0 27
Russia
Russia
7 4 1 2 15
Argentina
Argentina
7 2 0 5 12
Mexico
Mexico
7 5 1 1 15
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
6 4 2 0 13
Belarus
Belarus
6 3 2 1 10
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
6 6 0 0 22
Morocco
Morocco
6 4 2 0 14
Turkey
Turkey
6 4 1 1 13
Andorra
Andorra
5 5 0 0 14
Paraguay
Paraguay
5 3 2 0 14
Armenia
Armenia
5 5 0 0 14
South Africa
South Africa
5 3 1 1 11
Chile
Chile
5 2 1 2 8
East Germany
East Germany
5 2 1 2 5
Serbia
Serbia
5 3 2 0 8
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
5 0 3 2 3
Lithuania
Lithuania
4 4 0 0 5
Slovakia
Slovakia
4 2 1 1 6
Slovenia
Slovenia
4 4 0 0 15
Czechia
Czechia
4 1 1 2 9
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
4 4 0 0 18
Tunisia
Tunisia
4 1 2 1 5
Georgia
Georgia
4 3 1 0 7
Saarland
Saarland
4 2 0 2 11
South Korea
South Korea
3 2 1 0 9
Wales
Wales
3 2 0 1 5
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
3 2 1 0 5
Cameroon
Cameroon
3 2 1 0 5
Colombia
Colombia
3 2 0 1 4
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
Canada
Canada
2 1 1 0 1
USA
USA
2 1 1 0 2
Peru
Peru
2 1 0 1 1
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 1 0 1 2
Malta
Malta
2 2 0 0 10
China
China
2 1 0 1 3
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
2 2 0 0 17
Senegal
Senegal
1 0 0 1 0
New Zealand
New Zealand
1 1 0 0 5
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (Amateur)
1 0 0 1 1
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 3
Estonia
Estonia
1 1 0 0 4
Honduras
Honduras
1 1 0 0 3
Algeria
Algeria
1 1 0 0 4
Latvia
Latvia
1 1 0 0 7
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
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