Here, a look at the captains who led their nation to ... intelligent player and a great leader, captaining France to World Cup glory in 1998 and steering Les Bleus to a second title as coach ...

Deschamps was the man to lead France out at their home World Cup in 1998. And he did so admirably ... just twice in the tournament. The French captain completed a historic double in 2000, becoming ...

July 6 (Reuters) - France captain and defender Wendie Renard says her side "can achieve something great" this time at the Women's World Cup having not been effective enough in past tournaments.

June 7 (Reuters) - Former France captain Amandine Henry was included in coach Herve Renard's provisional 26-player squad for the Women's World Cup, returning to the international set-up after a ...

having captained his country to glory in 1998. Didier Deschamps won the 2018 World Cup as France manager 20 years after winning it as captain He succeeded Laurent Blanc after France's quarter ...

But for all the joy of that moment, we couldn’t quite celebrate the way people had the last time France won the World Cup, in 1998 ... He was not the French captain in 2018.