when did france lose the world cup final
France at the FIFA World Cup In 2006, France finished as runners-up, losing on penalties (5–3) to Italy after the game was tied 1–1 after 120 minutes. The team has also finished in third place on two occasions, in 1958 and 1986, and in fourth place once, in 1982. In 2018 France won the World Cup for the second time 4–2 against Croatia in Luzhniki Stadium, Russia.[5][6]
France at the FIFA World Cup The French team won its first World Cup title in 1998. The tournament was played on home soil and France defeated Brazil 3â€“0 in the final match.[3][4] The tournament was hosted in France once before in 1938, where France was eliminated by defending champions Italy in the quarter finals.