DO YOU KNOW THE YOUNGEST CAPTAIN TO LIFT THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE / EUROPEAN CUP?

Didier Deschamps at the age of 24 years is the youngest ever captain to lift the UEFA Champions League / European Cup trophy. 

The current France's LesBleus manager lifted the trophy with Olympique Marseille in May 1993 when they defeated AC Milan 1-0 in Munich courtesy of Basile Boli's header in the first half.That Marseille team was coached by the late Belgian, Raymond Goethals who was also the oldest man to do so at 72 years old.

DO YOU KNOW THE MOST CAPPED GOALKEEPER TO EVER PLAY FOR THE SELACAO OF BRAZIL?

Cláudio Taffarel is the most capped goalkeeper to have played for the Selecao of Brazil winning 101 caps from 1988 to 1998 with his last against the Les Bleus in the France 1998 FIFA World Cup final in a 0-3 loss. He made his debut for the national team on July 7, 1988 against Australia in a  Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup, playing all four games and conceding two goals in an eventual win. He was also in goal for the following year's Copa América, in another international conquest (during his 10-year career, he appeared in five editions of the tournament).

Claudio Taffarel

He played for clubs like FC Parma of Italy (twice), Internacional of Brazil, Reggiana of Italy, Atlético Mineiro of Brazil and Galatasaray SK of Turkey where he helped win the UEFA Cup in 2000 against Arsenal FC by saving penalties in that final.

 

 

 

DO YOU KNOW THE PLAYER THAT SCORED THE 1,000TH GOAL IN THE HISTORY OF THE FEDERATION FRANCAISE DE FOOTBALL OVERSEEING MATCHES OF THE LES BLEUS OF FRANCE?

Emmanuel Petit

Emmanuel Petit of the Les Bleus of France scored the last goal of the 21st century in the final of France 1998 FIFA World Cup at the Stade de France in St. Dennis Paris against the Selacao of Brazil.

That same goal happened to be the 1,000th goal in the history of the Fédération Française de Football. The former Arsenal FC and FC Barcelona midfielder earned 63 caps and scored 6 goals from 1990 to 2003 when he played for his country.

DO YOU KNOW THE OTHER TEAM APART FROM FRANCE THAT DIDN'T LOSE A GAME AT THE FRANCE 1998 FIFA WORLD CUP?

France 1998 mascot

At the France 1998 FIFA World Cup, the Rode Duivels (Red Devils in the English language) of Belgium was one of only two teams, together with tournament winner Les Bleus of France not to lose a single game. 

Three draws in the first round – against the Oranje of the Netherlands, the El-Tri of Mexico and South Korea – proved not enough to reach the knock-out stage.

DO YOU KNOW THE ONLY GOALKEEPER OF THE LES BLEUS OF FRANCE THAT GOT RED-CARDED IN AN INTERNATIONAL MATCH?

Hugo Lloris of France

It was against the White Eagles of Serbia on September 9, 2009 that Hugo Lloris picked up the only red card by a goalkeeper in the history of the ''Les Bleus'' the French national team, following a foul on Nikola Žigić in the penalty box, despite replays showing otherwise.

Lloris earned his first cap under Raymond Domenech on November, 19 2008 in a 0–0 draw with Uruguay also in an international friendly match. On November 17, 2010, Lloris captained France, for the first time, in the team's 2–1 victory over the Three Lions of England at Wembley Stadium. 

After leading France out 6 more times on an interim basis, on February 28, 2012, he was named first-choice captain of the national team by manager Laurent Blanc ahead of UEFA Euro 2012.

DID YOU KNOW THE PLAYER THAT LOST HIS OWN PENALTY KICK THAT ELIMINATED ITALY FROM THE FRANCE 1998 FIFA WORLD CUP AGAINST THE HOST?

Luigi Di Biagio then playing for AS Roma missed the crucial penalty kick in the shoot-out that eliminated the Azzurris of Italy in the quarter final match between them and the Les Bleus of France in the France 1998 FIFA World Cup at the Stade de France. He had 31 caps and scored only two goals from 1998-2002 for the national team and he currently handles the Italian U-21 team.

DID ZINEDINE ZIDANE SCORE WHEN HE MADE HIS DEBUT FOR FRANCE IN 1994?




Zidane the Maestro

  Zinedine Zidane widely regarded as one the greatest players of all time, earned his first cap with the Les Bleus of France as a substitute in a friendly against the Czech Republic on 17 August 1994, which ended in a 2–2 draw after Zidane scored twice to help his team erase a 2–0 deficit. He had 108 caps and scored 31 goals.