WHY France produce so many talents

France have developed into the best team in the world over the past few years and look on track to build a dynasty that could dominate for years. But how did they get here? French football was uninspiring in the 1970s, until the French Football Federation decided to revamp the system through the introduction of club and national youth academies. After utilising the talent boom originating in the banlieues - the disadvantaged suburbs of major cities - French football is now sitting pretty at the top of the football pyramid. Can anyone stop the rise of this new dynasty?

Report: Alima Hotakie
Editing: Kirsten Jungclaus
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[luishernandezblonde]

France is the weirdest case in the world. It has an uninspiring national league, but its players are the best in the world. French-educated and trained players go on to become monsters. Jesus Christ.

[kurosakishusuke]

1998: Guivarch scored 0 goals, France won World cup
2018: Giroud scored 0 goals, France won World cup

[ankonish]

quite scary how laporte can't get in the france team.

[isaacnelson]

No wonder Arsenal was so good back during the "Invincibles" Ara we had predominantly French players like Henry, Vieira, Pires and Petit they all surely came from a good French football academy

[myfinbo]

There is a boy in our neighborhood who plays football and if you see him you will say he is a pure young Messi. I’m speaking from experience when our team faced him. I wish scouts could see him play

[kalpeshjina]

Passionfruit, some good soundtrack there ;)

[dieterhofner]

"Who can stop them" a Little known goalkeeper named Yann Sommers.

[moimeme]

Yeah, it wasn’t clever from Trevor Noah and French football stars like Pogba and others called him out. Yes it’s like telling the nba, baseball or football American players aren’t American because of they’re black, Latinos or immigrants descendants.

[nabilalhami]

Wait, the pattern seems to be changed. Last three videos were about failure of national teams. And now it's a success story.

[dipoajax]

The present generation is NOT the golden generation (at least not yet). We can call them Silver generation if we are hard pressed. Zidane's generation of late 90s and early 2000s is still France's golden generation.

[AyushSingh-mrcs]

Next video - Why does DW produces the best content?

[trwilzj]

Benzema, Mbappe, Comman, Greizman, Pogba, Kante, Hernandez, Kipembe, Varane, Pavart, Lioris.... THE BEST TEAM IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW. On paper, nobody can beat them. Good for us the supporters, we will see great games at the upcoming Euro.

[SLVAWLF]

It showed this season for sure. 8-9 injuries and missing player's didnt stop em from making another final. So much talent! Allez les blues. Lets go banlouie boyz!!!

[freshcola]

5:21 this clip with Trevor Noah is soooo cringe its like saying Africa (who's a continent not a country) won the NBA playoffs every year...

[dssanders]

I'm hearing a lot of hate regarding Ligue 1 stop listening to talk show pundits and use your own eyes! Ligue 1 is a tremendous league full of FRENCH PLAYERS. How many other leagues can say that their league is mostly of their countrymen by choice? Obviously much like the Bundesliga, the top players are often sent off to the highest bidder!! Congrats on winning the league Lille Losc

[crgoat]

Good Report but please change that weird flashing paper background. It is so annoying to see that.

[jibinjoseph]

The quality is clear but the succes is greatly by 2 players kante and mbappe that made them invicible and its not easy to get such players even once in adecade😇

[MartnCFdk]

They conquered Africa. That was the best youth academy (?)

[FoxtrotWhiskey]

The voice and pitch of the narrator is a bit annoying tbh.

[zisssssou]

It's quite amusing to read some stupid parrots crying "France win because it's Africa" "they are not whites" "they are not french" and other dumb arguments. France, like the Us, Uk, Belgium, Netherlands has a colonialism past, before becoming a country which attracted migrants from all over the world. Sport, and especially Football, became a way of expression for these integrated families since nearly100 years. Why would u blame them to play for their country of birth, and not for the country of their far origins? French sport success has always been the mixity and structures which form good athletes, but that's an unknown concept for youtube trolls :)