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France 1982: In the 1982 World Cup, the France team after a slow start in which they were beaten 3-1 by England and had midfielder Jean-Francois Larios sent home after, Les Bleus slowly began to hit the stride.

The splendor of this team was located in midfield through Platini, Alain Giresse and Jean Tigana , all world class players. After thumping surprise package Northern Ireland 4-1 in the second group stage, France met rivals West Germany in a classic semi final best remembered for Harald Schumacher’s vicious assault on Patrick Battiston. Taking a 3-1 lead in extra time, France were already in the final to play Italy but in the final moments, the Germans fought back to force a penalty shootout and then win the game. Even after for years in 1986, they once again fail to achieve their dreams of becoming the World champion.

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