COACH - Nigeria did not renew the contract of Stephen Keshi

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5th July 2014

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5th July 2014

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5 Jul 2014
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5 Jul 2014
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France vs Germany 0:1

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4th July 2014

Brazil vs Colombia 2:1

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“The United States came out to win the match rather than avoid defeat. We were then able to take advantage of the extra space,” confirmed Kevin De Bruyne, who opened the scoring in the third minute of extra time and put in a fine all-round performance, linking well with Eden Hazard in particular. “It was a real pleasure to play such free-flowing football,” he added.

2 Jul 2014

2018 WORLD CUP - GROUP C - FRANCE - SQUAD

France
2018 WORLD CUP - NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM - 06/2018

 

GROUP C

Coach: Didier Deschamps
Captain: Hugo Lloris 

 

No.: 1
Hugo Lloris (captain)

Goalkeeper

Date of birth: 26 December 1986
Caps: 98
Club: Tottenham Hotspur (England)


No.: 2
Benjamin Pavard

Defender

Date of birth: 28 March 1996
Caps: 6
Club: VfB Stuttgart (Germany)


No.: 3
Presnel Kimpembe

Defender

Date of birth: 13 August 1995
Caps: 2
Club: Paris Saint-Germain


No.: 4
Raphaël Varane

Defender

Date of birth: 25 April 1993
Caps: 42
Club: Real Madrid (Spain)


No.: 5
Samuel Umtiti

Defender

Date of birth: 14 November 1993
Caps: 19
Club: Barcelona (Spain)


No.: 6
Paul Pogba

Midfield

Date of birth: 15 March 1993
Caps: 54
Club: Manchester United (England)


No.: 7
Antoine Griezmann

Forward

Date of birth: 21 March 1991
Caps: 54
Club: Atlético Madrid (Spain)


No.: 8
Thomas Lemar

Forward

Date of birth: 12 November 1995
Caps: 12
Club: Monaco


No.: 9
Olivier Giroud

Forward

Date of birth: 30 September 1986
Caps: 74
Club: Chelsea (England) 


No.: 10
Kylian Mbappé

Forward

Date of birth: 20 December 1998
Caps: 15
Club: Paris Saint-Germain


No.: 11
Ousmane Dembélé

Forward

Date of birth: 15 May 1997
Caps: 12
Club: Barcelona (Spain)


No.: 12
Corentin Tolisso

Midfield

Date of birth: 3 August 1994
Caps: 9
Club: Bayern Munich (Germany)


No.: 13
N'Golo Kanté

Midfield

Date of birth: 29 March 1991
Caps: 24
Club: Chelsea (England)


No.: 14
Blaise Matuidi

Midfield

Date of birth: 9 April 1987
Caps: 67
Club: Juventus (Italy)


No.: 15
Steven Nzonzi

Midfield

Date of birth: 15 December 1988
Caps: 4
Club: Sevilla (Spain)


No.: 16
Steve Mandanda

Goalkeeper

Date of birth: 28 March 1985
Caps: 27
Club: Marseille


No.: 17
Adil Rami

Defender

Date of birth: 27 December 1985
Caps: 35
Club: Marseille


No.: 18
Nabil Fekir

Forward

Date of birth: 18 July 1993
Caps: 12
Club: Lyon


No.: 19
Djibril Sidibé

Defender

Date of birth: 29 July 1992
Caps: 17
Club: Monaco


No.: 20
Florian Thauvin

Forward

Date of birth: 26 January 1993
Caps: 4
Club: Marseille


No.: 21
Lucas Hernández

Defender

Date of birth: 14 February 1996
Caps: 5
Club: Atlético Madrid (Spain)


No.: 22
Benjamin Mendy

Defender

Date of birth: 17 July 1994
Caps: 7
Club: Manchester City (England)


No.: 23
Alphonse Areola

Goalkeeper

Date of birth: 27 February 1993
Caps: 0
Club: Paris Saint-Germain

 

 

 

30 Jun 2018
(afrofootball.com)

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