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With the help of Thierry Henry’s hand and good fortunes France managed to squeeze through the qualification rounds and into the main tournament of the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa. A hand play by Henry ended up being decisive as France grabbed the winner deep into extra time by a goal from Gallas being assisted by Henry.
Before the two-legged knock-out match between France and Ireland for a spot a South Africa France had a new national team jersey revealed which will be used for the matches in South Africa. The jersey was launched alongside the jerseys of other adidas teams such as Germany, Spain, Denmark, Argentina, South Africa and Mexico. Other adidas teams at the World Cup 2010 includes Slovakia, Greece, Nigeria, Japan, and Paraguay.
The theme and the inspiration for the French jersey is found in the France jerseys from the 1980s and in particularly the 1984 jersey used for the Euro 1984 in France. France won the tournament in 1984 with the likes of Platini, Giresse, and Tigana on the team. The photo below is from the opening match in 1984 between France and Denmark. France won the match 1-0 by a late goal from Michel Platini.

Platini France Euro 1984 jersey

The latest jersey is also in the colors of the French flag the tri-colore blue, white, and red.

France World Cup 2010 soccer jersey

Currently two French players in Real Madrid are among the players who will travel to South Africa for the World Cup 2010 in June. Lass Diarra and Karim Benzema. The two are the latest in a long standing tradition of French players in Real Madrid going back in time. The greatest French player since Platini – Zinedine Zidane is also currently affiliated to Real Madrid as special advisor to the President and the board of the club regarding sporting issues. He retired from Real Madrid back in 2006 after 5 very successful seasons with the club.

French soccer players in Real Madrid

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