1 Baratelli | 2 Battiston | 3 Bossis | 4 Janvion | 5 Bracci | 6 Lopez | 7 Rio | 8 Trésor | 9 Bathenay | 10 Guillou | 11 Michel | 12 Papi | 13 Petit | 14 Berdoll | 15 Platini | 16 Dalger | 17 Lacombe | 18 Rocheteau | 19 Six | 20 Rouyer | 21 Bertrand-Demanes | 22 Dropsy | Coach: Hidalgo Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... First international Belgium 3 - 3 France (Brussels, Belgium; 1 May 1904) Largest win France 10 - 0 Azerbaijan (Auxerre, France; 6 September 1995) Worst defeat Denmark 17 - 1 France (London, England; 22 October 1908) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1930) Best result Winners, 1998 European Championship Appearances 6 (First in... Qualifying countries The 1978 Football World Cup was held in Argentina between June 1 and 25, 1978. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Dominique Baratelli (born 26 December 1947 in Nice)is a former french footballer. ... Patrick Battiston (born March 12, 1957 in Amnéville, Moselle) is a former French football player, who played for the France national team in three World Cups and won the 1984 European Football Championship. ... Maxime Bossis is a former French football player. ... Gérard Janvion (born 21 August 1953 at Fort-de-France, Martinique) is a former French footballer. ... Christian Lopez (born 15 March 1953 in Aïn Témouchent, Algeria) is a former French footballer. ... Marius Trésor (born January 15, 1950 in Guadeloupe) was a French football player. ... Jean-Marc Guillou is an French ex-footballer and current trainer. ... Henri Michel (born October 29, 1947) is a former French soccer player who played as a midfielder and later went on to coach various national teams. ... Claude Papi (born 16 April 1949 – died January 28, 1983) is a former football midfielder from France, who earned three caps (no goals) for the French national team during the late 1970s. ... Marc Berdoll (born 6 April 1953) is a former French footballer. ... Michel François Platini (born June 21, 1955) is a French former football manager and midfielder, and now president of UEFA, the Union of European Football Associations. ... Christian Dalger (born December 19, 1949 in Nîmes, Gard) is a former football striker from France, who earned six international caps for the French national team during the 1970s, scoring two goals. ... Bernard Lacombe, (born August 15, 1952 in Lyon) is a former football (soccer) player from France. ... Dominique Rocheteau (born January 14, 1955 in Etaulesis) is a French former footballer. ... Didier Six (born August 21st, 1954 in Lille) is a former French footballer. ... Jean-Paul Bertrand-Demanes (born May 23, 1952 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a former football goalkeeper from France, who earned eleven international caps for the French national team during the 1970s. ... Michel Hidalgo (born March 22, 1933 in Leffrinckoucke in Nord, France was a French football player and manager of France. ...