France Football Formation

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

France Vs Denmark - UEFA Euro 2000 Group Stage Game N°1 (11/06/2000)

GK BARTHEZ
SWP/CB BLANC
CB DESAILLY
RB THURAM
LB LIZARAZU
DMF DESCHAMPS
DMF/CMF PETIT
RMF/AMF DJORKAEFF
LMF/LWF/SS HENRY
AMF ZIDANE
CF ANELKA

Substitutions: Vieira for Djorkaeff (58 mn) and Wiltord for Anelka (81 mn)
Notes: Vieira played as right CMF, this relocated Henry as left forward alongside Anelka, changing the formation from a 4-2-3-1 into a 4-3-1-2 approach

Captained by: Didier Deschamps
Short Free Kick: Youri Djorkaeff/Zinedine Zidane
Long Free Kick: Youri Djorkaeff/Emmanuel Petit/Zinedine Zidane/Didier Deschamps/Nicolas Anelka/Bixente Lizarazu
Free Kick 2: Zinedine Zidane/Youri Djorkaeff/Emmanuel Petit
Left Corner: Zinedine Zidane/Emmanuel Petit
Right Corner: Emmanuel Petit
Penalty: Youri Djorkaeff/Zinedine Zidane
Players to go up in freekicks and corners: Laurent Blanc, Marcel Desailly, Emmanuel Petit, Patrick Vieira

Team Strategy

★Left Side Attack
★Counter Attack
★Change Sides: Henry (In first half while he was a WF/SMF/SS) | Henry/Anelka (a one time change briefly after Vieira was introduced) | Wiltord/Anelka
★Right Side Attack