France House

Share the magic of the World Cup at France House!

Located in the Sandton Convention Centre, France House is Johannesburg’s premiere venue for French supporters and an opportunity for world cup fans to experience all that is France.

Running concurrently with the 2010 FIFA World Cup, France House is a showcase of French culture, heritage and sport.

Les Bleus

Fédération Française de Football

Known as Les Bleus (“The Blues”), France was one of the four European teams that participated at the inaugural World Cup in 1930. In the 1980s, led by midfielder and captain Michel Platini, the team reached semi-finals at both the 1982 and 1986 World Cups, and won the 1984 European Championship.

France then reached an even higher status in international football by being especially successful at the end of the 1990s and in the 2000s; they won the World Cup as the host nation in 1998, and the European Football Championship two years later, while also placing second at the 2006 World Cup tournament. Midfielder and former captain Zinédine Zidane was particularly instrumental in achieving those honours.