how many football teams are there in france
Football in France The top two divisions of French football, Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, are governed by the Ligue de Football Professionnel. The league is responsible for overseeing, organizing, and managing the top two leagues and is also responsible for the 46 professional football clubs that contest football in France (20 in Ligue 1, 20 in Ligue 2, and 6 in the Championnat National).[8][9][10]
France at the FIFA World Cup The French team won its first and only World Cup title in 1998.[3][4] The tournament was played on home soil and France defeated Brazil 3â€“0 in the final match.[5][6] The tournament was hosted in France once before in 1938, where France was eliminated by defending champions Italy in the quarter finals.