So France won the World Cup 2018 in Russia. Congratulations France, and thanks FIFA for all that great football! And thank you, the players from all the 32 participating countries. Paris welcomes today the French players, but hats off for the Croatian team, and better luck next time! Meanwhile, Paris welcomes its heroes.

It has been said countless of times how young the French national side is. Keeping up with the nature of this site, let’s see just how young:

1968-1015 Didier Deschamps* Bayonne, France 1985-0328 Steve Mandanda* Kinshasa, Zaire 1985-1227 Adil Rami* Bastia, France 1986-0930 Olivier Giroud* Chambéry, France 1986-1226 Hugo Lloris* Nice, France 1987-0409 Blaise Matuidi* Toulouse, France 1988-1215 Steven Nzonzi* La Garenne-Colombes, France 1991-0321 Antoine Griezmann* Macon, France 1991-0329 N’Golo Kanté* Paris, France 1992-0729 Djibril Sidibé* Troyes, France 1993-0126 Florian Thauvin* Orléans, France 1993-0227 Alphonse Areola* Paris, France 1993-0315 Paul Pogba* Lagny-sur-Marne, France 1993-0425 Raphaël Varane* Lille, France 1993-0718 Nabil Fekir* Lyon, France 1993-1114 Samuel Umtiti* Yaoundé, Cameroon 1994-0717 Benjamin Mendy* Longjumeau, France 1994-0803 Corentin Tolisso* Tarare, France 1995-0813 Presnel Kimbembe* Beaumont-sur-Oise, France 1995-1112 Thomas Lemar* Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe 1996-0214 Lucas Hernández* Marseille, France 1996-0328 Benjamin Pavard* Maubeuge, France 1997-0515 Ousmane Dembélé* Vernon, France 1998-1220 Kylian Mbappé* Paris, France