Gallic Rooster: France's Euro history, stats & squad

Gallic Rooster - Here are France's Euro history, stats & squad - all you need to know about France's Euro journey.

Manager: Didier Deschamps

Fifa ranking: 2

Look out for: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) Recalled after a five-year absence. Fifth in Real’s all-time goalscoring list and in top 10 for appearances.

UK connections: Lloris is at Spurs and is joined by fellow ‘Anglos’ Digne, Zouma, Kante, Pogba, Sissoko and Giroud.

Did you know? Chelsea’s N’Golo Kante is the first player to win the Premier League, Champions League and World Cup while at same club.

Euro best: Won 1984 & 2000.

Winning odds: 5-1.

Top Star: Kylian Mbappe

Long seen as the natural heir to Messi and Ronaldo, he thrilled with his performances in Russia three years ago.

History and Records

Best result: Champions 1984 & 2000

EURO appearances: 9

EURO hosts: 1960, 1984 & 2016

Group Information

Tuesday 15 June

France vs Germany (21:00 CET, Munich)

Saturday 19 June

Hungary vs France (15:00 CET, Budapest)

Wednesday 23 June

Portugal v France (21:00 CET, Budapest)

Facts about the team

France was the first national team to win the three most important men's titles recognized by FIFA: the World Cup, the Confederations Cup, and the Olympic tournament after victory in the Confederations Cup in 2001. France is often referred to by the media and supporters as Les Bleus (The Blues), which is the nickname associated with all of France's international sporting teams due to the blue shirts each team incorporates.

The Squad List

Goalkeepers: 1-Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur), 16-Steve Mandanda (Marseille), 23-Mike Maignan (Lille)

Defenders: 4-Raphaël Varane (Real Madrid), 25-Jules Kounde (Sevilla), 18-Lucas Digne (Everton), 2-Benjamin Pavard (Bayern Munich), 21-Lucas Hernandez (Bayern Munich), 3-Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint-Germain), 5-Clement Lenglet (Barcelona), 15-Kurt Zouma (Chelsea), 24-Leo Dubois (Lyon)

Midfielders: 6-Paul Pogba (Manchester United), 17-Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham Hotspur), 13-N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), 14-Adrien Rabiot (Juventus), 12-Corentin Tolisso (Bayern Munich)

Forwards: 9-Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), 7-Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), 10-Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain), 20-Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich), 8-Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid), 11-Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona), 22-Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), 19-Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 26-Marcus Thuram (Borussia Monchengladbach)