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Up in the opening match of their title defense, France, the defending World Cup champions, defeated Australia 4-1 on Tuesday at the Al Janoub Stadium, with veteran forward Olivier Giroud turning in an outstanding performance. Giroud, 36, tied Thierr..
Due to a muscle injury, French forward Karim Benzema will not participate in the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the French Football Federation (FFF) announced on Sunday. "Due to an injury in the quadriceps of the left thigh, the Real Madrid striker..
France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris said that the State of Qatar must be respected as the hosting country of FIFA World Cup 2022, due to kick off next Sunday and run through Dec. 18. Speaking at a press conference in Claire Fontaine, the captain of the ..
France's Caroline Garcia scored the biggest victory of her career with a straight-sets defeat of Aryna Sabalenka to win the season-ending WTA Finals on Monday. Garcia relied on a superb service game to overpower her Belarusian opponent 7-6 (7/..
Two ardent French soccer fans are cycling all the way from Paris to Doha to cheer for the defending champions at the World Cup in Qatar, which kicks off next month. Mehdi Balamissa, a documentary filmmaker, and Gabriel Martin, a TV producer, depar..
Argentinian captain and Paris Saint-Germain attacker Lionel Messi has stated that he believes Brazil and France are the top two favourites for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Asked to name his favourites for the upcoming World Cup in Qatar during an ..
France coach Didier Deschamps said Kylian Mbappe needs more support from his team mates after they lost 2-0 to Denmark in the Nations League on Sunday. Mbappe, who scored in a 2-0 win over Austria on Thursday, forced Danish keeper Kasper Schmeiche..
Paul Pogba is a doubt for the World Cup in Qatar later this year after having knee surgery. The 29-year-old Juventus and France midfielder suffered the injury in July and has not played yet this season. France’s first World Cup match is a..
The leaders of the United States, Britain, France and Germany discussed efforts to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the White House said on Sunday in a statement largely focused on Ukraine. read more "In addition, they discussed ongoing neg..