12 years ago: France made history against Ukraine 🥹 | OneFootball

Emotions...

This Friday evening, the French team is in Poland to face Ukraine and kick off their qualifications for the 2026 World Cup.

Of course, Ukraine - France, World Cup... we have some flashbacks...

It's November 19, 2013, France hosts Ukraine at the Stade de France for the second leg of the 2014 World Cup playoffs.

The Blues have to go through this knockout match after finishing second in their group, behind Spain. But in the first leg, in Ukraine, disaster: France loses 2-0.

To make it to the World Cup in Brazil, Deschamps' Blues must pull off a feat: win with a three-goal difference, this November 19, 2013.

The rest of the story belongs to history...

In a Stade de France boiling like rarely before, the French team overturns Ukraine and wins 3-0 thanks to a double from Mamadou Sakho and a goal from Karim Benzema.

📸 LIONEL BONAVENTURE - 2013 AFP

An anthological evening and the foundation of the Deschamps era. An era whose pinnacle is, for now, the second star won in 2018.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.

📸 LIONEL BONAVENTURE - 2013 AFP