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September 16, 2025 Rounak Tewari

I’m Fine, Alive and Healthy: Eric Abidal denies death rumours

The last few weeks saw the rumours of the 46-year-old demise on social media.

September 6, 2025 Vaidehi Singh

Play of the Day: Kylian Mbappe equals Thierry Henry in France’s 2-0 win over Ukraine in 2026 World Cup qualifiers

France will next host Iceland on Wednesday, September 10 at the Parc des Princes.

July 14, 2025 Rounak Tewari

On This Day: France won their second FIFA World Cup title; defeated Croatia 4-2 in final

Griezmann and Kylian Mbappe played a crucial role in making France champions after 20 years. In the entire campaign, both notched up four goals respectively in seven matches apiece and emerged as the highest scorers for their team.

March 29, 2025 Rounak Tewari

WATCH: Kylian Mbappe left awestruck on seeing his wax double in Madrid

In 2024, Mbappe met another version of himself wearing a blue France jersey, at a pop-up event in Paris.

March 23, 2025 Adit Waikul

Adrien Rabiot doubtful for UEFA Nations League quarter-final against Croatia

Rabiot was substituted midway through the second half in that match, which France lost 2-0, courtesy of goals from Ante Budimir and Ivan Perisic. Due to this injury, Rabiot is doubtful for the return leg scheduled for Sunday, March 23, 2025.

March 21, 2025 Arjun Sharma

Croatia defeat France 2-0 on Kylian Mbappe’s return to French national team

The return of Kylian Mbappe to the French national team after six months as captain didn’t work out well as Croatia defeated France 2-0 in the UEFA Nations League quarter-final first leg.

February 14, 2025 SportsTiger Staff

Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe set for French national team return, confirms head coach Didier Deschamps

Kylian Mbappe was left out of the French squads for the UEFA Nations League matches in October and November last year.

October 13, 2024 Arjun Sharma

Wesley Fofana defends Kylian Mbappe after French captain faces criticism for missing games

Wesley Fofana spoke about how Kylian Mbappe does what he wants, but at the same time, he is a great guy and a great professional.

October 7, 2024 Arjun Sharma

Kylian Mbappe faces criticism for missing France games as captain

France are slated to play against Israel and Belgium in the UEFA Nations League matches in the latest international window.

September 30, 2024 Arjun Sharma

France’s Antoine Griezmann announces shock retirement from international football

Antoine Griezmann made 137 appearances for France, scoring 44 goals, and most importantly winning the FIFA World Cup with them in 2018.

July 6, 2024 Tanishq Sharma

Euro 2024 semi-final – Spain vs France: Match Preview, Prediction, and More

In their last 10 head-to-head clashes, Spain dominated France with six wins while the latter two thrice and one tied one game.

July 6, 2024 Tanishq Sharma

UEFA Euro 2024 Semi-Final: When and where to watch Spain vs France in India?

The UEFA Euro 2024 Round of 16 clash between Spain and France will take place on Wednesday, July 10, at 12:30 AM IST, at the Allianz Arena in Munich.

July 2, 2024 Arjun Sharma

UEFA Euro 2024 QF 2: When and where to watch Portugal vs France in India?

The UEFA Euro 2024 clash between Portugal and France will take place on Saturday, July 6, from 12:30 AM IST onwards, at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg.

June 29, 2024 Tanishq Sharma

UEFA Euro 2024 RO16: When and where to watch France vs Belgium in India?

The UEFA Euro 2024 Round of 16 clash between France and Belgium will take place on Monday, July 1, at 09:30 PM IST, at the Merkur Spiel Arena in Düsseldorf.

June 24, 2024 Tanishq Sharma

Will Poland’s Robert Lewandowski start against France in Euro 2024 clash?

Ahead of the UEFA Euro 2024, the Barcelona striker suffered a tear in the biceps femoris muscle during their warm-up clash against Turkey.

June 22, 2024 Tanishq Sharma

WATCH: Virgil van Dijk criticises English referee over disallowed goal against France in Euro 2024

The goalless draw between France and the Netherlands also broke the 50-game streak in the European Championship of scoring at least one goal in a match.

June 19, 2024 Arjun Sharma

Euro 2024 Group D – Netherlands vs France: Match Preview, Prediction and More

France have won seven out of their last eight meetings against the Netherlands in international football.

June 19, 2024 Arjun Sharma

UEFA Euro 2024: When and where to watch Netherlands vs France in India?

France have won their last two meetings against the Netherlands in the UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifiers.

June 3, 2024 Abhishek Sandikar

Thierry Henry announces France’s 26-man preliminary squad for Paris Olympics 2024

France will kick off their Olympic group stage against the United States on July 24.

May 17, 2024 Mohit Singhal

France announce squad for UEFA Euro 2024

The 2018-FIFA World Cup champions will kickstart their Euro 2024 campaign against Austria on June 17.

May 15, 2024 Mohit Singhal

Los Angeles FC sign Olivier Giroud; set to reunite with Hugo Lloris

The French striker will move to MLS side after the end of his stint with Inter Milan.

March 22, 2024 Mohit Singhal

International Friendly: When and where to watch France vs Germany in India?

The two top contenders of the UEFA Euro 2024 will battle it out in a friendly game on Saturday.

March 22, 2024 Arjun Sharma

WATCH: Eduardo Camavinga signs French jersey while brushing teeth

Camavinga’s France and Real Madrid teammate Aurelien Tchuameni revealed he and Jude Bellingham weren’t talking about Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland in a viral video.

October 16, 2023 Tanishq Sharma

Basketball

French Basketball Federation President blasts Joel Embiid for choosing USA for Olympics

Embiid had three options to make his debut in international basketball at the senior level including Cameroon, USA, and France.

October 14, 2023 SportsTiger Staff

Athletics

What happened in sports across the world in last 24 hours?

France, Portugal, and Belgium have joined the hosts Germany as the first four teams to qualify through to the UEFA Euro 2024.

October 11, 2023 Tanishq Sharma

Euro 2024 Qualifiers: When and Where to Watch Netherlands vs France in India?

The Euro 2024 qualifier between the Netherlands and France will take place on Saturday, October 14 at 12:15 a.m. IST at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam.

September 9, 2023 Abhishek Sandikar

Irish fans troll France with Lionel Messi jersey after 2-0 win over Ireland, pictures go viral

Les Bleus registered a convincing win thanks to goals from Marcus Thuram and Aurelien Tchoumeni.

September 5, 2023 Ojas Naidu

Euro Qualifiers 2023-24: When and Where to Watch France vs Ireland, Netherlands vs Greece in India?

On September 8, France will square off against Ireland whereas the Netherlands will lock horns against Greece in the Euro 2024 Qualifiers.

August 31, 2023 Ojas Naidu

Paul Pogba and N’Golo Kante miss out as France announce squad for International Friendlies

France will square off against Ireland in the Euro Qualifiers on Friday, September 8, at the Parc des Princes in Paris.

August 2, 2023 Ayaneel Sinha

FIBA World Cup 2023 Power Rankings: France get top spot ahead of USA and Spain

It is noteworthy that the USA have sent a relatively young team to this World Cup to give young players a platform to showcase their skills.

July 29, 2023 Arjun Sharma

United States surpasses China in first virtual medal count for Paris 2024 Olympics

India is expected to be out of the top 30 nations list, with medals in single digits.

June 15, 2023 Garima Ranawat

WATCH: Marcus Thuram pulls off Cristiano Ronaldo’s SIUUU in France’s training session

France are having a tremendous tournament, and they have managed to win both the games they played in the UEFA Euro 2024.

June 14, 2023 SportsTiger Staff

UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifiers: When and where to watch Gibraltar vs France in India?

The UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifiers match between Gibraltar and France will take place on Saturday, June 17 at 12:15 am IST at the Algarve Stadium in Almancil, Portugal.

March 27, 2023 Abhishek Sandikar

UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifiers: When and where to watch Ireland Vs France in India?

France will take on The Republic of Ireland in a Euro 2024 Qualifier match at Aviva stadium in Dublin, Ireland at 12:15 am IST.

March 22, 2023 Tanishq Sharma

Euro 2024 Qualifiers: When and where to watch France vs Netherlands in India?

The UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifiers match between France and Netherlands will take place on March 25 at 1:15 am IST at the Stade de France.

March 11, 2023 Tanishq Sharma

Karim Benzema hits back at ‘clown’ Didier Deschamps’ claims over Real Madrid forward’s FIFA World Cup exit

took to his official Instagram handle to share a story, where he quoted Deschamps’ comments and questioned his audacity

February 2, 2023 Tanishq Sharma

World Cup winner Raphael Varane announces retirement from international duties

Varane made 93 appearances for France and scored five goals and produce an assist being a center-back.

December 22, 2022 Tanishq Sharma

WATCH: Footage resurfaces of France players mocking Lionel Messi after Emiliano Martinez trolls Kylian Mbappe

Emiliano Martinez brought a baby toy that has Mbappe’s face on it during Argentina’s victory parade.

December 20, 2022 SportsTiger Staff

France forward Karim Benzema retires from international football

Benzema was ruled out of the FIFA World Cup 2022 after suffering an injury on the eve of the tournament.

December 16, 2022 Abhishek Sandikar

FIFA World Cup 2022: Argentina vs France FINAL – Who will win between Argentina vs France?

The World Cup Final will be hosted by the Lusail Stadium.

December 16, 2022 Tanishq Sharma

Morocco lodge complaint with FIFA over referee decisions in semifinal loss against France

Morocco, on Wednesday, lodged an official complaint with the FIFA over referee Cesar Ramos’ controversial calls.

December 14, 2022 SportsTiger Staff

Why Morocco captain Romain Saïss left the field in just 21 minutes?

While fans were recovering from the early shock, they got another blow as team’s captain Romain Saïss was subbed off.

December 12, 2022 Abhishek Sandikar

FIFA World Cup 2022: France vs Morocco – Match Prediction, Betting odds and more

France has -185 odds to pick up the win, while Morocco is listed at +550 to claim victory.

November 23, 2022 Tanishq Sharma

WATCH: Lucas Hernandez suffers injury against Australia, ruled out of FIFA World Cup 2022

Hernandez torn his ACL in his right knee and stayed on the ground for a couple of minutes in pain.

November 19, 2022 Tanishq Sharma

FIFA World Cup 2022: France vs Australia – Match Preview, Betting Odds and more

France have -400 odds to pick up the win, while Australia are listed at +1150 to claim victory.

November 19, 2022 Tanishq Sharma

Oxford mathematical model predicts Brazil to win FIFA World Cup 2022; Argentina, France to lose in semifinals

Germany, Croatia, Uruguay, Denmark and Switzerland are among the teams to lose their Round of 16 matches.

November 19, 2022 Tanishq Sharma

FIFA World Cup 2022: When and where to watch France vs Australia?

The Group D match between France and Australia will take place on November 23 at 12:30 am IST at the Al-Wakrah Stadium.

November 16, 2022 Tanishq Sharma

WATCH: Christopher Nkunku gets injured during training, ruled out of FIFA World Cup 2022

The 25-year-old Nkunku has been ruled out of the FIFA World Cup 2022 with a leg injury.

November 15, 2022 Tanishq Sharma

Now it’s too late: Hugo Lloris on pressure for players to protest against Qatar at FIFA World Cup 2022

Hugo Lloris believed that the players featuring in the World Cup are facing ‘too much pressure’ to held protest against Qatar.

October 19, 2022 Tanishq Sharma

Lionel Messi picks Brazil and France as FIFA World Cup 2022 favourites

The 35-year-old magician believed Brazil, Germany, France, England and Spain always feature strong teams.

September 26, 2022 Abhishek Sandikar

WATCH: France U18 game against Poland abandoned after team receives four red cards in 20 minutes

The game was called off and the Polish team were named the winners.

September 23, 2022 Abhishek Sandikar

Watch: Olivier Giroud scores winning goal against Austria to become France’s oldest goalscorer ever

Giroud scored his 49th goal which is two goals off the top scorer record held by legendary Thierry Henry for France.

September 19, 2022 Tanishq Sharma

Juancho ‘Bo Cruz’ Hernangomez stars as Spain beat France to win FIBA EuroBasket 2022, Watch Highlights

Spain claimed the EuroBasket gold medal after 88-76 victory over France in the finals in Berlin.

September 18, 2022 Tanishq Sharma

OTHER SPORTS

FIBA EuroBasket 2022: When and Where to watch the final between Spain and France?

Spain are currently placed second in the FIBA World Rankings while France are on the fourth rank.

June 20, 2022 Abhishek Sandikar

Kylian Mbappe nearly announced international retirement after racial abuse post Euro 2020 penalty miss

Mbappe missed the penalty against Switzerland at Euro 2020, which knocked out France in the last 16.

June 10, 2022 Aakash Srivastava

WATCH: Real Madrid star Eduardo Camavinga gifts France jersey to whole Ukraine Under-21 team; Twitter reacts on this brilliant gesture

Real Madrid star Eduardo Camavinga visited Ukraine’s dressing room to offer jersey & to extend his support amidst ongoing Russian invasion.

June 8, 2022 Saurabh Ganguly

Top 5 favourites to win FIFA World Cup 2022

The event will begin on November 21 with the final scheduled on December 18.

December 4, 2021 aditya sportstiger

Junior Hockey World Cup 2021: India v France third-place match preview — Who will win the game?

France and India had played their campaign opener against each other and the visitors had won the contest 5-4.

December 3, 2021 aditya sportstiger

Argentina beat France in shootout to enter final of Junior Men’s Hockey World Cup 2021

Argentina beat France 3-1 in a penalty shootout.

July 2, 2021 Abhinav Goel

Euro 2020: More than 240,000 people sign petition for France vs Switzerland to be replayed

According to Spanish outlet Marca, almost a quarter of a million people have signed the petition for the game to be replayed as they believe none of Sommer’s legs was on the line.

June 29, 2021 Agency News

France 3-3 Switzerland (4-5 on penalties): Mbappe fails from the spot as France are eliminated

Yann Sommer saved from Kylian Mbappe in a penalty shoot-out to send Switzerland through to the quarter-finals at the expense of France.

June 24, 2021 Agency News

Portugal 2-2 France: Record man Ronaldo saves champions in Euros thriller

Portugal hero Cristiano Ronaldo became the joint-leading goalscorer in the history of international football, netting twice versus France.

June 23, 2021 Saurabh Ganguly

Euro 2020 Fantasy Tips: Portugal vs France – Key Players, Probable Line-ups and More

With a place in the knockouts at stake for both the teams, both the sides will want nothing but a win.

June 21, 2021 Agency News

France winger Dembele to miss rest of Euro 2020 with knee injury

Ousmane Dembele will play no further part at the European Championship after sustaining knee damage in France’s draw with Hungary.

June 16, 2021 Agency News

France 1-0 Germany: Hummels’ own goal settles heavyweight clash

World champions France benefitted from Mats Hummels’ own goal as they beat fellow Euro 2020 heavyweights Germany 1-0 in Group F.

June 15, 2021 Abhinav Goel

Euro 2020 Fantasy Tips: France vs Germany – Key Players, Probable Line-ups and More

France will hope that Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema can replicate his club form at the international level.

June 2, 2021 Yakshpat Bhargava

Top 5 Teams Who Can Win Euro 2020

France, arguably have the best squad among all the teams in the competition while defending champions Portugal are in the group of death alongside , France, Germany and Hungary.

June 1, 2021 Yakshpat Bhargava

UEFA EURO 2020: All you need to know – Timings, Broadcast, Fixtures and more

EURO 2020 is being held across the continent for the first time in the competition’s 60-year history, with 11 host cities overall.

European Under-21 Championship: France knocked out, Portugal edge eight-goal thriller

France suffered a quarter-final exit at the hands of the Netherlands as Portugal beat Italy and Germany won on penalties.

June 1, 2021 Agency News

May 18, 2021 SportsTiger Staff

Benzema updates Twitter bio as France rumours mount

Real Madrid star Karim Benzema is reportedly on the verge of being handed a France return after more than five-and-a-half years away.

NFL

Wallabies to face France in three-Test series in Australia

The Wallabies will welcome fifth-ranked nation France to Australia, with games staged in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

May 7, 2021 Agency News