at home, white shirts and shorts and with blue socks away. The away shirt as worn in pre-Euro friendlies and released to the public also featured one blue sleeve and one red sleeve in reference to the "tricolore". However, due to UEFA regulations, France was forced to wear a modified version with the sleeve colours almost desaturated in their Euro 2016 group stage game against Switzerland, which continued to be worn during 2018 World Cup qualifying. Kit sponsorship Kit deals Nickname France is often referred to by the media and supporters as Les Bleus (The Blues), which is the nickname associated with all of France's international sporting teams due to the blue shirts each team incorporates. The team is also referred to as Les Tricolores or L'Equipe Tricolore (The Tri-color Team) due to the team's utilization of the country's national colors: blue, white, and red. During the 1980s, France earned the nickname the "Brazilians of Europe" mainly due to the accolades of the "carré magique" ("Magic Square"), who were anchored by Michel Platini. Led by coach Michel Hidalgo, France exhibited an inspiring, elegant, skillful and technically advanced offensive style of football, which was strikingly similar to their South American counterparts. Despite being offence oriented, France's defence is considered one of the best in world for their aggression and technicality. Their defence played a vital role in winning the 2018 FIFA World Cup and had earned them the title of "Mur de fer" ("The Iron Wall"). Results and fixtures The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. 2022 2023 Coaching staff As of August 2019. Coaching history Managers in italics were hired as caretakers Players Current squad On 9 November 2022, Didier Deschamps named 25 players in the squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. On 14 November, Presnel Kimpembe withdrew from the tournament with an injury and was replaced by Axel Disasi; in addition, Marcus Thuram also received a call up, raising the squad to 26 players. Christopher Nkunku withdrew injured on 15 November and was replaced by Randal Kolo Muani. Karim Benzema withdrew injured on 19 November, however was not excluded from squad list. Caps and goals as of 18 December 2022, after the match against Argentina. Recent call-ups The following players have been called up within the past twelve months. INJ Withdrew due