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France 1998 World Cup squad - Who were Les Bleus heroes and where are they now?

France were the hosts of the 1998 World Cup and they gave their fans reasons to celebrate throughout the tournament.

They were flawless in the group stages, recording comfortable wins over South Africa and Saudi Arabia, before narrowly seeing off Denmark.

A hard-fought win over Paraguay saw them reach the quarter-finals, where they beat Italy after penalties.

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They then dismissed Croatia in the semi-finals to set up a showpiece with Brazil at the Stade de France.

Zinedine Zidane then led his team the way with a fantastic brace to help France to an impressive 3-0 win.

But who made up the French starting XI that day and what has happened to them since?