France's semi-finals

France’s semi-finals

08.07.98 18h03 CET

The FRANCE team will fight its fourth World Cup semi-final tonight Wednesday 8 July. Indeed, “les Bleus” had already reached similar levels during the competitions of 1958, 1982 et 1986.

SWEDEN, 1958, BRAZIL – FRANCE : 5-2

Stadium: Räsunda Fotbollstadion à Solna

Referee : M.Griffiths (Wales).

Goals : BRAZIL : Vava (2^e), Didi (39^e), Pelé (52^e, 64^e, 75^e)

FRANCE : Fontaine (9^e), Piantoni (82^e)

– FRANCE : Abbes-Kaebel, Lerond, Penverne-Jonquet, Marcel-Wisnieski, Fontaine, Kopa, Piantoni, Vincent. Head coach : M.Batteux.

– BRAZIL : Gilmar-De sordi, N.Santos, Zito, Bellini, Orlando, Garrincha, Didi, Vava, Pelé, ZAGALLO. Head coach : Feola.

SPAIN, 1982, GERMANY-FRANCE : 3-3 (1-1, 1-1, GERMANY winner 5 penalty kicks to four)

Stadium : Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan in Sevilla

Referee : M.Corver (THE NETHERLANDS).

Goals : GERMANY : Littbarski (17^e), Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (102^e), Fischer (108^e)

FRANCE : PLATINI (26^e sur pénalty), Trésor (92^e), Giresse (98^e)

– FRANCE : Ettori-Amoros, Trésor, Janvion, Bossis-Giresse, Tigana, PLATINI, Genghini (Battiston, 52^e) (Lopez, 62^e)-Rocheteau, Six. Head coach : Michel Hidalgo.

– GERMANY : Schumacher-Kaltz, Stielike, Karl Heinz Förster, Bernd Förster-Dremmler, Breitner, Magath rubresch, 72^e), Briegel (Karl-heinz Rummenigge, 96^e)-Fischer, Littbarski. Head coach : J.Derwall.

MEXICO, 1986, GERMANY beat FRANCE 2-0

Stadium : Jalisco to Guadalaraja

Referee : M.Agnolin (ITALY).

Goals : GERMANY : Brehme (9^e), Völler (90^e)

– FRANCE : Bats-Ayache, Battiston, Bossis, Amoros-Giresse (Vercruysse, 72^e), Tigana, Platini, Fernandez-Bellone (Xuereb, 66^e), Stopyra. Head coach : Henri MICHEL.

– GERMANY : Schumacher-Brehme, Jakobs, Karl Heinz Förster, Briegel-MATTHAÜS, Magath, Rolff, Eder-Karl Heinz Rummenigge (Völler, 58^e), Klaus Allofs. Head coach : Franz Beckenbauer.