France B national football team
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| Association | French Football Federation (Fédération Française de Football) |
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| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach |  Raymond Domenech, 2004- |
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| Home stadium | Stade de France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | FRA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Luxembourg 2-1 France B (Luxembourg, 15 January 1922) |
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| France B 7-0 Luxembourg (Strasbourg, France, 22 May 1952) |
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France B 1-9 Switzerland B  (Marseille, France, 8 June 1947) |
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France B national football team is the senior national team of France who plays non-A match against other nation on friendly.
In France, the team is usually called France A'
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[edit] Popularity and use
The team run occasionally as a feeding team for A team, to give a chance to U-21 player, and/or more inexperienced players into the national team set up, without giving them a full cap. They may often be held before World Cups or other tournaments to give second choice players, injured players or possible choices an opportunity to have a full game to either keep their fitness or play their way into the first team.
[edit] Recent matches
The second most recent match of France B was against Slovakia B on 21 August 2007, on day before the regular A friendly.
The line-up was Sébastien Frey, Jonathan Zebina (Zoumana Camara), Jean-Alain Boumsong (Anthony Réveillère), Sébastien Squillaci, Mikaël Silvestre, Jimmy Briand, Alou Diarra, Lassana Diarra, (Rio Antonio Mavuba), Jérémy Mathieu, Djibril Cissé (Frédéric Piquionne), David Trezeguet.
With us-used member: Teddy Richert.[1][2]
The match ended at 0-1 lost. Jean-Alain Boumsong also played in the second day in last minute sub.
The most recent match of France B will be on 5 February 2008 against Congo DR in Marbella, on day before the regular A friendly in Málaga.
The line-up was Steve Mandanda (Hugo Lloris 46'); Gaël Clichy, Jean-Alain Boumsong, Philippe Mexès, Bacary Sagna; Jérôme Rothen, Lassana Diarra, Samir Nasri (Gaël Givet 76'), Mathieu Flamini (Jérémy Menez 17'), Jimmy Briand; Djibril Cissé
With us-used member: Sébastien Squillaci, Abou Diaby
[edit] Past players
Player in bold also had senior cap for A team
- Jérôme Bonnissel
- Philippe Christanval
- Ousmane Dabo
- Olivier Dacourt
- Martin Djetou
- Sébastien Frey
- Frédéric Kanouté (change to play for Mali)
- Lilian Laslandes
- Sylvain Legwinski
- Steve Marlet
- Laurent Robert
- David Sommeil (regional team Guadeloupe international)
[edit] See also
- England B national football team
- Scotland B national football team
- Northern Ireland B national football team
- Republic of Ireland B national football team
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