The national flag of France (French: drapeau français) is a tricolour featuring three vertical bands coloured blue ( hoist side), white, and red. It is known to English speakers as the Tricolour ( French: Tricolore), although the flag of Ireland and others are also so known. The design was adopted after the French Revolution, where the revolutionaries were influenced by the horizontally striped red-white-blue flag of the Netherlands. [2] [3] While not the first tricolour, it became one of the most influential flags in history. The tricolour scheme was later adopted by many other nations in Europe and elsewhere, and, according to the Encyclopædia Britannica has historically stood "in symbolic opposition to the autocratic and clericalist royal standards of the past". a b Rarel Stokkermans. "World Cup 2018". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020 . Retrieved 17 September 2023. A white stripe completed the French Tricolore. And it’s the most unexpected of the French flag colors. White represents a monarchy that would have preferred to keep the old flag.

Couleurs de la défense nationale[ Colours for the French ministry of defence] (PDF) (Technical report) (in French). République Française - Ministére de la Défense. March 2009. NORMDEF 0001, Édition 01. One-On-One: Michel Platini". FourFourTwo. 30 April 2008. Archived from the original on 23 September 2010 . Retrieved 4 June 2010. Die Symbole der französischen Republik". Archived from the original on 10 November 2011 . Retrieved 28 September 2009. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)

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Storia recente di Italia-Francia" (in Italian). Fanta Gazzetta. 14 November 2012. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015 . Retrieved 11 December 2018. Nantes’s Mostafa Mohamed was also omitted from the teamsheet for the 0-0 draw against Toulouse for the same reason. If your goods are faulty or damaged in transit please call the team on 01246 297600 so we can arrange return of the goods & replacement. Krishnan, Joe (18 June 2014). "World Cup 2014: Spain and the World Cup holders who crashed out at the group stage". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014 . Retrieved 18 April 2015. A contemporary footnote in the history of the Tricolore is the modern French flag emoji. This comes in very handy for vacationers in Paris or when the national football team plays.

After briefly flirting with a green rosette, rebellious militia settled on a symbol representing the cauldron of the revolution: Paris. The city’s historic flag consisted of single red and blue stripes. Traditional flag of ParisUEFA European Football Championship". Historical Football Kits. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021 . Retrieved 19 April 2013. Jonathan Stevenson (9 July 2006). "Italy 1–1 France (aet)". BBC Sport . Retrieved 19 November 2023. Hills, David (14 November 2015). "France players praised for staying with Germany team in Stade de France". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023 . Retrieved 14 July 2023. SachaNoko, Sacha Nokovitch. "TF1 confirme le partage des Bleus avec M6". L'ÉQUIPE (in French). Archived from the original on 20 October 2018 . Retrieved 20 October 2018.

France started its qualifying round for Euro 2008 strong and qualified for the tournament, despite two defeats to Scotland. Despite the good performance in the qualifiers, France performed poorly at the final tournament, ending in last place of their group, behind Netherlands, Italy and Romania, obtaining just one point after a 0–0 draw with the Romanian side. [22] [23] Just like the team's previous World Cup qualifying campaign, the 2010 campaign got off to a disappointing start with France suffering disastrous losses and earning uninspired victories. France eventually finished second in the group and earned a spot in the UEFA play-offs against the Republic of Ireland for a place in South Africa. In the first leg, France defeated the Irish 1–0 and in the second leg procured a 1–1 draw, via controversial circumstances, to qualify for the World Cup. [24] I think it is the responsibility of the clubs to take sanctions,” she said. “During such an operation, which involves all the clubs on the basic subject of non-discrimination, you have to show up.” a b c de Raguenel, Louis (14 November 2021). "Emmanuel Macron a changé la couleur du drapeau français"[Emmanuel Macron has changed the colour of the French flag]. Europe 1 (in French). La décision de changer la couleur du drapeau français a été prise par le président de la République le 13 juillet 2020 (…) France was one of the four European teams that participated at the inaugural World Cup in 1930 and have appeared in sixteen FIFA World Cups as of 2022. [77] [78] The national team is one of eight sides to have won the World Cup. [79] France won their first World Cup title in 1998 on home soil by defeating Brazil 3–0 in the final match. [80]Domenech, whose contract had expired, was succeeded as head coach by former international Laurent Blanc. [34] On 23 July 2010, at the request of Blanc, the FFF suspended all 23 players in the World Cup squad for the team's friendly match against Norway after the World Cup. [35] On 6 August, five players who were deemed to have played a major role in the training boycott were disciplined for their roles. [36] [37] When the Bourbon dynasty was restored following the defeat of Napoleon in 1815, the tricolore—with its revolutionary connotations—was replaced by a white flag, the pre-revolutionary naval flag. However, following the July Revolution of 1830, the "citizen-king", Louis-Philippe, restored the tricolore, and it has remained France's national flag since that time. Louis’s role couldn’t get more diminished than when he and Marie Antoinette lost their heads in 1793. Despite the flag being updated in 1794, the monarchy’s white remained. Kim Willsher (23 June 2010). "Sarkozy to quiz Thierry Henry over French World Cup fiasco". The Guardian. UK. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017 . Retrieved 11 December 2016.