FRANCE

December 04, (THEWILL) - France defeated Poland 3-1 in the World Cup round of 16 on Sunday, with Olivier Giroud opening the scoring to become his nation's all-time leading scorer and Kylian Mbappe adding a brace to secure the...

November 23, (THEWILL) – Following an anterior cruciate ligament injury, Lucas Hernandez will miss the remaining World Cup matches and possibly the rest of the current club football campaign. An injury crisis swirled around France in the lead-up to their...

November 22, (THEWILL) - In a 4-1 victory over Australia on Tuesday, Olivier Giroud tied Thierry Henry's goal-scoring record for France and helped Les Bleus to rally from behind to open their World Cup defence with victory. Injuries to Paul...

November 20, (THEWILL) – Karim Benzema will not participate in the Qatar 2022 World Cup due to a thigh injury. The announcement follows Benzema's initial exclusion from France's opening group stage encounter against Australia on Tuesday. His participation in the...

November 16, (THEWILL) - Randal Kolo Muani will take Christopher Nkunku's position in France's World Cup roster, the country's Football Association has announced. As THEWILL reported, Nkunku was on track to contribute to his country's World Cup trophy defence campaign in...

October 30, (THEWILL) – Legendary Afrobeat musician, Femi Kuti, has been honoured with the title of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters - Chevalier de l'Ordre d'Arts et Letters - in France. He was honoured during an Afrobeat...

October 19, (THEWILL) - On Tuesday, just over a month before France's opening World Cup match, Paul Pogba resumed training with Italian side Juventus. The midfielder sustained a lesion to the lateral meniscus in his right knee, as his second...

September 26, (THEWILL) – With a 2-0 victory over France, Denmark laid down a challenge for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, but they narrowly missed qualifying for the Nations League Finals. The Danes were in a strong position to go...

September 20, (THEWILL) – Due to a disagreement with French football about player image rights, Kylian Mbappe declared on Monday, that he will not participate in sponsor activities for the national football federation leading up to the 2022 World...

September 20, (THEWILL) – Hugo Lloris, the captain of France's national team and Tottenham Hotspur, has sustained a thigh injury and will likely miss the north London derby against fierce city rivals, Arsenal. Lloris was invited by Didier Deschamps for...